An E-hailing driver and his two passengers have been gunned down at Lentegeur in Mitchell’s Plain on the Cape Flats in the Western Cape.

The fatal shooting happened this morning.

Police spokesperson André Traut says the incident is believed to be gang-related.

Preliminary reports indicate that unknown suspects, travelling in two vehicles, opened fire on the occupants of an E-hailing Honda sedan at the intersection of Merrydale Avenue and Highlands Drive in Lentegeur at approximately 11:10am.

The E-hailing driver, a male whose age is yet to be confirmed, and two passengers, a 38-year-old male and a 36-year-old female sustained fatal gunshot wounds and were declared deceased on the scene.

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