Lauren Isaacs19 June 2024 | 9:13

Teen boy shot and killed in Delft

Detectives are following up on all leads in a bid to apprehend the gunmen responsible for the death of the 13-year-old boy.

Teen boy shot and killed in Delft

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CAPE TOWN - Gun violence in Cape Town has claimed the life of yet another child - this time, in Delft.
 
The shooting was reported late on Tuesday afternoon.
 
The motive for the incident is not yet known.

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Detectives are following up on all leads in a bid to apprehend the gunmen responsible for the death of the 13-year-old boy.

Just before 5pm on Tuesday, officers arrived at a medical facility in the area where the teenager had been declared deceased. He sustained a gunshot wound to his head.

Figures between 1 January and 12 June by the Western Cape Department of Health have revealed that 333 children were treated for firearm-related injuries at public health facilities across the province.

Shooting incidents claimed the lives of 58 children during that period.