The community of Kraaifontein were left reeling in shock after three men were murdered, one injured and a woman raped in Wallacedene during three separate incidents on Sunday.
This comes just days after six people were killed in 24 hours.
Three men accused of criminal activity were killed during a vigilante attack and set alight on last week.
On Sunday, the first incident took place in Mhongqo informal settlement around 1am when a 35- year-old man was shot and killed.
The second incident took place between 2am and 3am where a man was shot and wounded and his female companion raped just metres away from the first scene.
Also, not far from the two scenes, two men between the ages of 25 and 30 were shot and killed.
Police spokesperson Brigadier Novela Potelwa said the death toll remains at three as a fourth victim is still in hospital.
"Western Cape police are investigating three counts of murder, and attempted murder as well as a rape following three separate shooting incidents that occurred in Wallacedene, Kraaifontein in the early hours of Sunday morning," she explained.
The motive for the shooting incidents is the subject of the initiated police investigations.”
Potelwa said a male person died after arrival at the Kraaifontein hospital after he was stabbed in the chest in the COVID informal settlement in Bloekombos, Kraaifontein early on Saturday evening.
“This murder has in previous reports been erroneously recorded as the attempted murder of Sunday morning.
The death toll from the Sunday morning shooting incidents remains at three with an attempted murder (victim still in hospital) and a rape registered.
No arrests have been effected yet. Investigations continue with additional deployments sent to the area.”
Mawethu Sisila from the Kraaifontein Community Police Forum said an urgent meeting will be held on Monday and Tuesday with the various community leaders to address the spate of shootings that has hit the community.
We also do not condone the community to take the law into their own hands.”
Cape Argus