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Four wounded in Kensington


While the festive season should bring joy and peace, Kensington residents received a bloody welcome to the season.

The Kensington Community Policing Forum (CPF) has condemned shootings which saw four people wounded at the weekend, saying they will not allow gangs to keep the community hostage.

Just last week, the CPF said gang violence seemed to have declined, but this decline seemed to have increased over the past weekend.

Police spokesperson Andre Traut said in the early hours of Saturday morning, two females aged between 27 and 30 were shot and wounded in 6th Avenue, Kensington.

“On the same day at 5.40am two male persons, aged 17 and 20, were shot and wounded in Lugmag Avenue. The circumstances surrounding both these cases are being investigated,” he said.

Kensington CPF secretary and acting public relations officer Cheslyn Steenberg said nothing can be done to punish the person responsible for the killings and shootings in the area if residents don’t come forward and report the shooters and where the guns may be

“These bullets flying around have no address and can injure or kill anyone of us. Stop this before we need to pick up a loved one from the streets. If the gangs think that they can launch their attack on our community, then they are sadly mistaken. We will call upon the Anti-Gang Unit from the SAPS to prioritise the Kensington/Factreton and other units to deal decisively with these gangsters,” he said.

Steenberg urged residents to report any suspicious activity.

“Residents, with your help we can stop this now before it becomes bigger. We forget that we are entering the festive season. Who wants to live in fear at a time like this,” he urged.

Anyone with information about the incidents can anonymously contact Crime Stop on 086 001 0111 or SMS Crime Line on 32211.


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