Western Cape Minister of Police Oversight and Community Safety, Anroux Marais, has condemned a suspected gang-related shooting in Steenberg on the Cape Flats, which left five people dead and three others wounded.
Gunmen reportedly stormed a home and opened fire on the victims. Detectives from the Anti-Gang Unit have launched a manhunt for the gunmen.
Marais has called on police to intensify intelligence-driven operations targeting gang leaders and networks supplying illegal firearms and ammunition.
He says, “No community should have to endure such senseless bloodshed or live in constant fear for their safety. We cannot allow criminals to terrorise our communities. The time for decisive, sustained action against gangs is now.”
-Reporting by Lerato Dlalisa
#sapsWC [WESTERN CAPE ANTI-GANG UNIT LAUNCHES MANHUNT FOR GUNMEN AFTER FIVE ARE KILLED, THREE WOUNDED IN A SHOOTING IN STEENBERG]
#SAPS Western Cape #AntiGang Unit detectives are investigating five counts of murder and three attempted murders after a shooting incident occurred in Steenberg on Saturday evening.
Preliminary reports indicate that the victims were drinking at a residence at 20:00 on Blode Street when yet-to-be identified gunmen entered and fired several shots indiscriminately. As a consequence, four men and a woman between the ages of 21 and 33 died on the scene. Three others, a man and two women were wounded. They were taken to a medical facility for treatment.
The incident is believed to be linked to gang violence. No arrests have been made yet. AGU detectives are hard at work in search of the perpetrators of the act. Police remain on high alert in the area.
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(@SAPoliceService) October 25, 2026
