Ravensmead community mourns as police arrest suspects in deadly shooting
Ashlin Petersen, 19, remembered by family and friends after a senseless act of violence.
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The community of Ravensmead is reeling in shock after two youngsters were shot dead and another left wounded while on their way to the tuckshop on Sunday night.
The families of Chelsea 'Lilly' Matthyse, 22, and Ashlin Petersen, 19, are devastated after the two were shot dead by occupants of a white Toyota Etios while they were on Anamone Street around 8.34pm.
A 20-year-old male managed to survive the shooting and was transported to a medical facility for treatment.
Ashlin’s family said that the killers ‘were out to get him’.
A relative said: “We were sitting in the living room, and the gunshots went off repeatedly. You don’t even kill an animal like that. It’s like they emptied their gun on him.
“They were out for him, but he distanced himself from many things; he would just be at home, go out to do odd jobs, walk, then come back home and stand by the shop.
“I was shocked when I saw Lilly was also shot because she used to come by our house as well.”
When Cape Argus sister publication, the Daily Voice arrived at Chelsea’s family home, family members broke down in tears as they recalled the events that had transpired.
They said: “We do not know what happened because we were at home; we just heard the gunshots. She was a lovely person and wasn’t involved in any wrongdoing.
“We heard that after they shot her and while she was lying there, they circled back to her and shot her again.”
After confirming the incident, police spokesperson Captain FC van Wyk confirmed that two men were arrested for the shootings. However, two suspects are still at large.
“Ravensmead SAPS Crime Prevention Unit, who were patrolling in the vicinity, heard the gunshots and chased a white Toyota Etios. The occupants of the vehicle fired several shots at the members.”
“The members pulled the vehicle over on De La Ray Road. Two suspects jumped out of the vehicle and fled the scene, and two were arrested in the vehicle. The members found one magazine, loaded with 17 nine mm rounds, in the vehicle.
“Two males aged 26 and 30 were arrested and will appear in the Bellville Magistrate’s Court once charged. The motive is believed to be gang-related. Investigations continue, and the two other suspects are still at large,” van Wyk said.