CAPE TOWN cops have launched a manhunt for gunmen after three men were shot and killed in Mfuleni.
Six gunmen ambushed the men while they were sitting in their car in New Beginnings.
Residents from the area who spoke to Daily Sun said they heard several gunshots at about 2.55pm.
“I didn’t even try to peep through the window because the gunshots were intense. I think over 30 gunshots went off. It was hectic,” said a resident.
Residents said two of the deceased are known as they are from the area, but the other man is unknown.
The 45-year-old resident said that she feared his two teenage sons were on the street when the gunshots went off.
“Immediately after the gunshots stopped, I ran out to check what happened. Fortunately, I saw my children walking with other people going to the scene to check what had transpired,” she said.
Police spokesman Colonel Andre Traut said cops are busy hunting for the killers.
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“Detectives attached to the serious and violent crimes unit are pursuing all leads to get to the bottom of an incident that left three men with fatal gunshot wounds in Mfuleni this afternoon.
"It's believed that six armed men approached the three victims, aged 29, 30 and 44, at about 3pm while sitting in their vehicle at Fountain Heads in New Beginnings, Mfuleni and opened fire, killing all three on the scene,” he said.
The suspects fled in a Toyota Avanza and are yet to be arrested.
Traut said that the motive for the murders is yet to be established.
He urged anyone who can assist with more information regarding the incident to contact CrimeStop on 08600 10111 or use the My SAPS.
The incident happened while cops were still hunting for the killers of two mass killings in Gugulethu last week.
On Monday, 25 September, five people, including a lawyer, were shot while sitting inside their vehicle.
On Saturday, 29 September, five other people, including a cop, Warrant Officer Lindila Mraqisa, and a bodyguard of deputy police minister Cassel Mathale, were killed.
