### [2026-10-24](/feed/2026/10/24/index.md)

##### Gang
# Five people are killed and three more are injured in a suspected gang-related mass shooting at a residence in Lavender Hill, Cape Flats, South Africa. 




### Sources:

1. [Smile 90.4FM](https://smilefm.co.za/anti-gang-unit-deployed-in-lavender-hill-after-five-killed-three-wounded/)

### Changes:

1. Five people are killed and three more injured in a suspected gang-related mass shooting at a residence in Lavender Hill, Cape Flats, Western Cape, South Africa.  _2026-10-25 16:17:34 (First version)_
1. Five people are killed and three more are injured in a suspected gang-related mass shooting at a residence in Lavender Hill, Cape Flats, South Africa.  _(Current version)_

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