Police have launched a manhunt after Gunmen opened fire in a targeted attack, killing three people, including nine-year-old Zechariah Matthee, who was tragically hiding in a cupboard during the chaos. Nine-year-old Zechariah Matthee’s heart was exploding with excitement for the December school holidays, but his life came to an abrupt end on Tuesday night when masked gunmen shot him while he tried to hide inside a cupboard in his Rocklands home. Zechariah was killed among two other persons including his aunt, Cleo Bailey, 19, and a male, Mougsheen Daniels, 26 in what is believed to be a targeted gang hit, with innocent bystanders and 60 bullet casings removed from the scene.
Zechariah was a learner at Caradale Primary School in Rocklands with the Western Cape Education Department providing counselling to staff and learners affected. Angered residents including the Community Policing Forum (CPF), Civic Organisations and ratepayers have called for the house at 10 Viscount Street, Rocklands, Mitchells Plain to be condemned under the City’s Problem Building Unit (PBU), citing the house is a known “Pela pos” (gang and drug hangout) where several shootings have taken place. The house is believed to be the stronghold of the Fancy Boys gang having previously been run by the Hard Livings gang in the past with rivals the Americans on their doorstep.
Gunmen opened fire in Viscount Street Rocklands. Among the victims was a nine-year-old child, whose death has deepened the shock and sorrow felt throughout the Rocklands community. It is further alleged that slain former American’s gang leader, Kadimola “Dimes” Madatt’s close relative, lives right next door to the property, and is believed to be part of apparent illicit trade.
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In August, two men aged 37 and 40, were shot and killed at the same residence in Viscount Street during a gang-related incident. On Wednesday, Wayne Dyason, spokesperson for the City’s Law Enforcement confirmed the premises was not listed under the PBU which has 922 buildings in their bundle, 35% of which are active investigations.
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