A man has been arrested for shooting dead a 6-year-old girl in Mitchell’s Plain, Cape Town, police said on Tuesday.

Police spokesperson Andre Traut said the man fired three shots, one of which killed the girl and wounded a 4-year-old boy in the leg in Lentegeur on Monday afternoon.

An 18-year-old was also wounded and was taken to hospital.

“The motive is unknown,” said Traut.

The 23-year-old man would appear soon in court.

– SAPA