Uitsig mother devastated by the loss of two sons in tragic mass shooting

A mother from Uitsig has been left shattered after two of her sons died in a mass shooting in Uitsig Avenue on Saturday evening. Brothers Luchen Samuels, 19, who was a father and Angelo Hufke, 32, both lost their lives after unknown gunmen opened fire on a group of people who were standing at a gambling table. Samuels and Hufke were coming from family when they were shot and both were declared deceased on the scene by medical personnel.

Three other youngsters aged 16, 19, and 29 were wounded during the shooting and transported to a medical facility for treatment. A local resident who knew the brothers said: “It is shocking what happened. Those brothers were not involved in any gangsterism or wrongdoing; they are usually a large group who gamble or stand by the gambling table.

When those shots went off, it was continuous, non-stop.” When the Cape Argus sister publication, Daily Voice arrived at the family home, the victims’ mother and the rest of the family members could not hold back the tears. It is the second time that the mom will be burying a child, as she lost another son because of gangsterism a few years ago.