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Police are hunting gunmen who killed five people and wounded three others at a home in Blode Street, Lavender Hill, on Saturday evening, October 24.
According to police, unidentified gunmen entered the residence at about 8pm and fired indiscriminately at people who had been drinking.
Four men and a woman, aged between 21 and 33, died at the scene.
A man and two women were wounded and taken to a medical facility for treatment.
Police suspect the attack may be gang-related, although the motive has not been established. No arrests had been made at the time of the police statement.
Anti-Gang Unit investigates Lavender Hill shooting
Anti-Gang Unit detectives are searching for those responsible.
“AGU detectives are hard at work in search of the perpetrators of the act,” police said.
Officers remained on high alert in the area as the investigation continued.
Recent shootings in Lavender Hill and Steenberg
The attack comes days after two men, aged 23 and 37, were shot dead in Military Road, Steenberg, at about 12.30pm on Tuesday, October 20.
Five suspects, aged between 27 and 40, were arrested following a police operation. Two assault rifles were recovered.
Police said the suspects allegedly fled in a red Volkswagen Polo before abandoning it in Kirstenhof and hijacking a Toyota RunX. They were subsequently apprehended.
In a separate shooting on October 6, two men were killed and another person wounded in Muir Court, Depsiton Crescent, Lavender Hill.
Police opened a double murder and attempted murder investigation. The motive for that attack was also believed to be gang-related.
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