Two people were killed and another injured in Bonteheuwel after a group of men in a taxi allegedly randomly opened fire in an area known as Kriefgat on Saturday morning.
Residents retaliated and killed two of the men, both 18, beating one of them to death.
SCENE: Two thugs were killed. Photo: Supplied
According to residents, just before 11am a taxi with five men inside drove into Almond Street and started shooting at people.
A community member, who asked to remain anonymous, believes the shooters were looking for a gangster but missed their target.
“Everyone just ran and laid on the ground. Our community shot one guy dead; and the other one, they hit him till he was dead,” says the woman.
She says people then set the van on fire after three of the shooters ran off.
She says mense are tired of skollies who don’t care who they shoot at.
STAAN VAS: Kriefgat mense torched skollies' taxi. Video: Supplied
“It’s either one of our children or them that had to die. We will fight back if gangsters want to come and kill us.”
She says cops and an ambulance arrived and one of the shooters who were injured was taken away by paramedics.
In one of the videos supplied to the Daily Voice, a man calls out to cops,: “ Meneer kan maar kom kyk hier, ons sal niks vir julle maakie.”
Police spokesperson Sergeant Noloyiso Rwexana confirms: “According to information police responded to the complaint and found two men, both aged 18 years, fatally wounde. One was shot and another beaten to death. Circumstances surrounding this incident are under investigation.”