Eight people died in an extortion-related mass shooting at a shebeen in Cape Town’s Marikana informal settlement in the early hours of Saturday.
Western Cape police commissioner Lt-Gen Thembisile Patekile and his top management visited the area, where 11 people were also shot dead in 2017.
Patekile said six people died at the scene, one died in an ambulance, and another later died in hospital.
“According to information, there could be more than three people [involved],” said Patekile.
“Among the people who have been shot is a female, who is the owner of the place. There were more people in the shebeen, but it is only these who were shot and injured. From the investigation, we know who we…
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