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WESTERN Cape police have launched a manhunt after five persons were gunned down and seven injured in several shooting incidents that occurred at different locations in Mitchells Plain on Thursday afternoon.

Reports from the scene indicate that at approximately 12:30pm five persons were shot at in a  tuck-shop in Beacon Valley. 

Two died and three were injured. Also in Beacon Valley, four other persons were shot at in another tuck shop. One died and three were wounded.

In the third shooting incident, another person was shot and injured, also in Beacon Valley. 

In two other shooting incidents that occurred in Tafelsig and Town Centre, two fatalities were recorded respectively. 

All incidents are believed to be gang related. Murder and attempted murder cases have been opened and Anti Gang Unit detectives are investigating the incidents. 

Meanwhile, multidisciplinary deployments have been bolstered to prevent further occurrences. As the manhunt for the perpetrators continues, no arrests have been effected yet.

In a Daily Voice story published yesterday, Mitchells Pain, it was reported that two young men were shot and killed in the area on Sunday, while a 13-year-old was also shot and wounded. 

On Tuesday morning, a 24 year-old-man was shot dead in Westridge, leaving residents die hel in with the ongoing violence.