Three people arrested in connection with murder of 7 in Bishop Lavis, Cape Town.

By Lehlohonolo Lehana.

Three people have been arrested in connection with the murder of seven people in a mass shooting in Bishop Lavis, Cape Town.

Six of the seven victims – two women and four men – were killed in the shooting on Thursday night. The seventh victim, a woman, died in hospital on Friday morning.

The arrests come after a SAPS Western Cape multidisciplinary tracing team worked through the night.

SAPS spokesperson Brigadier Novela Potelwa confirmed that the death toll rose to seven following the passing of a 26-year-old female victim from severe head injuries.

Additional deployments will remain in Bishop Lavis to help stabilize the area. High-density operations, patrols, and raids will continue as preventative measures,” Potelwa stated.

Western Cape police commissioner  Lieutenant-General Thembisile Patekile said three people were in custody. 

“I am happy to say three people were arrested now. We are confident they will answer for this in court. Three men, a 17-year-old, 24-year-old, and 29-year-old were arrested. A 9mm pistol was also confiscated which will be taken to forensics for ballistic testing and touch DNA,” Patekile said.

The suspects were arrested in the Bishop Lavis area.

Meanwhile, investigations are ongoing into a separate mass shooting incident in Atlantis where five people were killed and five others wounded on Wednesday evening.

Western Cape Oversight and Community Safety MEC, Anroux Marais, visited the area today, She has requested additional crime intelligence to be deployed to the province and metro to help alleviate the load of local crime investigators.

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