Three children and teenager killed by Cape Town gunmen

Three children and a 19-year-old were murdered by gunmen who burst into a wendy house in Cape Town late on Tuesday.

Police said two suspects were arrested within hours of the shooting in Elsies River at 11pm.

A sister and brother aged 10 and 12 were among the dead. Another 12-year-old was killed, and the children’s mothers — aged 33 and 30, according to Western Cape Gangwatch — sustained serious gunshot wounds and were taken to hospital.

Gangwatch alleged that the 19-year-old who died was a gang member.

Police spokesperson Brig Novela Potelwa said anti-gang unit members, crime intelligence officers and Elsies River police worked throughout the night to hunt down the suspects.

“They descended on specific places in search of the suspects. Early this morning they arrested a 30-year-old suspect in the area,” she said on Wednesday.

“A few hours later another suspect aged 36 was apprehended. They are expected in court soon, as soon as they are charged.

“The investigation is looking into all avenues including the possibility that the incident is gang related.”