Six Shot Dead In Two Days As Cape Town Reels From Gang Violence

Minister admits there is no proper plan to tackle violent crime in divided city that pulls in 2.4 million visitors Six people have been shot dead in two days in a of Cape Town, adding to the death toll in a city already reeling from the scourge of gang-related violence. At 11.30pm on Monday, two women, aged 19 and 25, were killed and a 24-year-old woman injured in a shooting in Wallacedene, an informal settlement on Cape Towns north-eastern edge, said. About 10 minutes later, two other women in their 20s were killed by gunshots to the head in a bedroom in the same area, with police saying the deaths may be linked.