A three-year-old girl has been killed in a shooting in Cape Town. | nickymccain
The child was travelling in a vehicle on the corner of Highlands Drive and Eisleben Road in Mitchells Plain on Wednesday when gunmen opened fire, said police spokesperson Captain FC van WykA 25-year-old woman, believed to be the little girl's mother, and a 28-year-old man she was travelling with were injured in the shooting.
"The female sustained a bullet wound in her right arm, and the male sustained bullet wounds in his face and shoulder."He added that no arrests had been made."The motive for the shooting at this stage is not known and forms part of the investigation." "It’s very tense at the moment. Everyone is worried about retaliation shootings. It’s a gang area, and normally, shootings spill over into the community."He added that the CPF had requested additional officers and more visibility from the police.
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