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Caught in the crossfire

Grassy Park mother feels let down by authorities after son (7) shot to death

By Kevin Brandt

Ezra Daniels was caught in the crossfire of gang violence on Sunday afternoon while playing outside his home.

  • FILE. The children, aged between 8 and 14, were wounded after being caught in gang crossfire at the weekend. Picture: Supplied

    3 CT children recover after being shot in crossfire

    The children, aged between 8 and 14, were wounded after being caught in gang crossfire in Mitchells Plain.

    2780 days ago
  • An eight-year-old boy has been hospitalised after being shot in the back by a stray bullet while at school in the Nomzamo area near Strand. Picture: Stock.Xchng.

    Nomzamo child falls victim to gang violence

    An 8-year-old boy has been hospitalised after being shot in the back by a stray bullet.

    2888 days ago
  • Policemen stand outside the Sophiatown Magistrates Court on 5 August 2014 ahead of the appearance of a man allegedly implicated in the shooting of Westbury toddler, Luke Tibbetts. Picture: Sapa.

    Child shooting: 2nd suspect to be charged

    Family members of three-year-old Luke Tibbetts say they're relieved another suspect was arrested.

    2889 days ago
  • Jaylen Sculard (10) was shot and killed by a stray bullet outside his family home during a gang shooting in Beacon Valley on 17 July 2014. Picture: Abed Ahmed/EWN

    Heartbreak at Jaylen Scalurd's funeral

    Some attending the funeral cried aloud as they viewed the 10-year-old’s body in a tiny coffin.

    2904 days ago
  • A 13-year-old Hanover park boy was caught in the crossfire of a gang shooting on Saturday 29 March 2014. Picture: EWN.

    Boy (13) killed in gang crossfire

    Police say no arrests have been made in connection with the murder of a 13-year-old Hanover Park boy.

    3018 days ago
  • Children have been severly affected by escalating gang violence in Cape Town over the past week. Picture: EWN.

    Gang violence: Children at risk

    Children have been severly affected by escalating gang violence in Cape Town over the past week.

    3031 days ago
  • A 10-year-old WesBank girl has died and at least four others wounded in a suspected gang shooting. Picture: sxc.hu.

    Girl (10) killed in gang crossfire

    A 10-year-old WesBank girl has died and at least four others wounded in a suspected gang shooting.

    3032 days ago
  • 12-year-old Jucinta Matroos was killed in crossfire between rival gangs at the weekend. Picture: EWN

    Family devastated after gang shooting

    12-year-old Jucinta Matroos was killed in crossfire between rival gangs at the weekend.

    3038 days ago
  • Three people died and 11 injured in gang-related shooting in the area at the weekend.

    A bloody weekend in Mitchells Plain

    Three people died and 11 injured in gang-related shooting in the area at the weekend.

    3039 days ago
  • Six-year-old grade 1 Jermaine Taylor was caught in gang crossfire on his first day of school. Picture: EWN.

    Grade 1 pupil recovers after being shot

    Six-year-old grade 1 pupil Jermaine Taylor was caught in gang crossfire on his first day of school.

    3092 days ago
  • Six-year-old Hope van der Merwe was shot and killed in gang crossfire in Mitchells Plain. Picture: Supplied.

    Gang shooting shocks Cape community

    Six-year-old Hope van der Merwe was killed in a crossfire between gangs in Mitchells Plain.

    3135 days ago
  • Police are searching for suspects after a six-year-old girl was shot and killed in crossfire during a gang shooting. Picture: EWN.

    Girl (6) killed in CT gang crossfire

    Police are searching for suspects after a six-year-old girl was shot and killed in a gang fight.

    3136 days ago
  • 12-year-old Ayanda Ndlovu was shot with a rubber bullet, allegedly by a Metro Police officer, during a service delivery protest in Jabulani, Soweto.

    Metro shooting: Case of attempted murder opened

    Cops confirm a case of attempted murder has been opened after a Soweto boy was shot by Metro Police.

    3164 days ago
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