Gugulethu triple murder police

Three men were shot and killed in Gugulethu on Sunday. Image: Pixabay.

Gugulethu triple murder: Vehicle ambushed by unknown gunmen

Three men were killed in NY6, Gugulethu on Sunday. Their vehicle was shot at by unknown gunmen soon after it entered the area.

Gugulethu triple murder police

Three men were shot and killed in Gugulethu on Sunday. Image: Pixabay.

The Cape Town police are investigating a Gugulethu triple murder after three men – aged between 28 and 30 – were shot and killed in NY6 early on Sunday evening, 22 January.

GUGULETHU TRIPLE MURDER

Brigadier Novela Potelwa said the victims entered NY6, Gugulethu, at approximately 17:50 when their vehicle came under fire from unknown shooters who fled the scene in a vehicle after peppering the victims’ car with bullets.

“Numerous shots were fired at the vehicle wounding all occupants,” said the Cape Town police spokesperson.

Two of the Gugulethu triple murder victims died at the scene and the third succumbed to his serious gunshot wounds in the hospital.

The motive for the shooting is unknown at this point and Western Cape detectives are pursuing several leads as part of the investigation.

Members of the public with information about the shooting are encouraged to contact the police via the Crime Stop hotline at 08600-10111, said Potelwa. Information will be handled with confidentiality.

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In an unrelated incident, a 37-year-old Captain attached to the Muizenberg SAPS was stabbed to death in Khayelitsha on Saturday. No arrests have been made thus far.

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