CAPE TOWN, June 24 (Xinhua) -- Police have launched a manhunt for an unknown gunman who shot dead two teenagers in the early hours of Saturday in Cape Town, the legislative capital of South Africa and capital city of Western Cape province, local media reported.
Western Cape Police spokesperson Sergeant Wesley Twigg said police were called to the scene in Waterway informal settlement in Eerste River just after 1:00 a.m. local time, where the bodies of the two boys -- aged 15 and 17 respectively -- were found.
"The circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation. The suspect (is) yet to be arrested," Twigg was quoted as saying.
The motive for the attack is yet to be established, said Twigg. ■