News24 | Steenberg double murder: Five ‘gang-affiliated’ men arrested after dramatic police chase

Five gang-affiliated men were arrested following a double murder on Military Road in Steenberg on Tuesday.

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Five men linked to gang activity were arrested following a double murder on Military Road in Steenberg, Cape Town, police said on Tuesday.

According to police, two men aged 23 and 37 were shot dead at about 12:30 by “gang-affiliated” suspects who fled in a red VW Polo.

“A high-speed chase ensued and the suspects abandoned their motor vehicle in Kirstenhof, then hijacked a white Toyota Run X,” said police spokesperson Constable Ndakhe Gwala.

According to the City of Cape Town, its law enforcement staff pursued the suspects into Lakeside, where they abandoned the vehicle and fled towards the mountainside.

“Both vehicles were recovered and several suspects arrested, along with the recovery of two AK47s and a 9mm pistol,” said the City of Cape Town.

Five gang-affiliated men were arrested following a double murder on Military Road in Steenberg on Tuesday.

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Five gang-affiliated men were arrested following a double murder on Military Road in Steenberg on Tuesday.

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A massive search operation was launched, with the City’s aviation and metro police K9 units being deployed.

The five men were apprehended.

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“While searching the vehicle, police recovered two assault rifles,” said Gwala.

Five male suspects, aged 27, 28, 31, 32 and 40, were arrested.

Once charged, they will appear in the Wynberg Magistrate’s Court.