Western cape gang violence
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Residents took to the streets of the Elsies River community over the weekend to pray for peace.
Four men aged 30, 36, 37, and 64 died at the scene while another man was left wounded when they were shot by unknown assailants who escaped on foot.
The young girl was reportedly caught in gang crossfire while sitting outside her Lotus River home on Friday night.
Boxing Day saw warring gangsters attack each other, resulting in the death of a man, another was wounded, vehicles were torched, and a home was damaged.
This after conflict among warring gangs in the area on Saturday led to the death of a man, another wounded, vehicles torched, and a home damaged.
The incident occurred late on Friday night in the Rosendal area.
Duran Visagie was shot in the head by a stray bullet during a gang-related shooting.
Questions were raised last week about what happened to a comprehensive gang plan put together by a team of academics and community activists.
Grieving family and friends bid farewell to 11-year-old Duran Visagie in Kraaifontein earlier on Saturday.
Last Tuesday, Duran Visagie was struck in the head by a stray bullet. He died in hospital the next day.
In the latest shooting earlier this week, a 14-year-old boy was shot and killed in Extension 12.
The area has been tense especially in recent days after three people were shot dead and eight others were wounded.
Police on Sunday confirmed the 13-year-old girl was struck in Kleinvlei in Eerste River on Saturday. She was taken to hospital where she is recovering.
Lieutenant Colonel Kinnear was shot and killed outside his Bishop Lavis home on Friday afternoon.
The lowering of the lockdown to level 3 meant more freedom to move and that, coupled with the apparent ending of a pre-lockdown truce between gangsters, has seen a sudden rapid increase in violent incidents.
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde said that with the army assisting police to enforce lockdown regulations, crime should go down.
Petula Williams (30) was gunned down last month in Terblanche Street and died in hospital in a suspected gang-related attack.
The 30-year-old was shot in Terblanche Street on Wednesday and later died at hospital.