Gang violence erupts in Hanover Park, three injured

HANOVER Park gangsters opened fire and wounded three people just 30 minutes after City of Cape Town officials completed a stop-and-search operation in the area on Friday.

- KIM SWARTZ

Members of the ShotSpotter deployments, which consist of metro police officers, law enforcement and traffic services, were led by the City's Safety and Security boss JP Smith on the raid, but they had to return to the gang-infested area when the shots rang out.

Three individuals were found shot when officials arrived on the scene at Ryston Road.

Residents were angered as it was alleged that the members of the Laughing Boys fired the shots.

As ShotSpotter deployments cornered off the scene, tensions were rising as community members attempted to stop the bleeding of the man who sustained a gunshot wound.

As people were waiting for emergency services to arrive, the area was quiet.

Community members expressed their concerns to Smith, saying children were being recruited by gangs.