Media Statement
South African Police Service
Office of the Provincial Commissioner Western Cape

CAPE TOWN - Police have initiated the 72-hour activation plan in search of yet-to-be identified gunmen who killed five people in the Endlovini informal settlement in Khayelitsha on Monday morning. Crime experts are still scouring the scene where the murders occurred.

Reports at the disposal of police indicate that unknown gunmen approached shacks located at the Monwabisi Park informal settlement in Endlovini, Khayelitsha in the early hours of this morning and fired shots. A woman and four men were as a result killed.

Organised crime detectives are investigating the murders. The victims, who are yet to be identified are estimated between the ages of 25 and 35.

Anyone with information that could assist the investigation is urged to contact the police on 08600 10111.

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