Another senseless shooting has rocked the community of Lavender Hill on Thursday afternoon when a woman believed to be in her late 50s was shot in the neck and shoulder in Ashley Court in broad daylight.
Police spokesperson Captain FC van Wyk says that Steenberg Police are aware of the incident, however no criminal cases were registered for further investigation.
The community has been under siege for the past week as there is an alleged fight between the Mongrels and Fast Guns.
A video shows one man with a gun running through a block of flats shooting continuously at one of the residences.
The man runs past while opening fire before returning and running up three steps and shooting directly at a residence door, all while mense in the flats can be heard shouting.
Community leader Dorothy Soetwater said they need help to stop the cycle of violence.
She says: “They are shooting everyday. Our children’s nerves are klaar because they are not even safe going to school the way they are shooting here, it is erg.
"The atmosphere is very tense because we don’t know when they are going to shoot or not because it seems like they relax a bit or when Law Enforcement drive a few draaitjies then they are quiet but after that they continue.
"The issue is that when one of these gangsters val, dan soek hulle bloed and that causes these ongoing shootings. They [gangsters] are always on guard so when they are outside and then someone from the rival gang see them then the shooting start.
She says that the community is in need of consistent police or Law Enforcement patrol.
She adds: "We have asked for visibility when the children are going to school to safe guard them but they do not do that.
"When it gets geroek with the shooting, as soon as there is a moment when they are not shooting then the mothers run to get their children early from school but even that is not safe because you cannot trust.”
Western Cape Police Oversight and Community Spokesperson Kurt Nefdt says: "The ongoing gang-related shootings plaguing the Cape Flats remains a concern.
"The proliferation of illegal firearms and ammunition is enabling these attacks.
"Although the SAPS and other Law enforcement agencies such as LEAP are continuously pursuing those responsible for terrorising our communities and confiscating firearms and ammunition daily, we need to see more convictions to serve as a deterrent.
"The chronic understaffing of police stations is also problematic. I will continue to call on the National Police Commissioner to address the understaffing of our police stations."