CAPE TOWN – A fatal shooting in Mitchell’s Plain last night has resulted in murder and attempted-murder charges being registered for investigation, with three suspects now in custody.
The incident occurred in Baakens Street, Portlands at approximately 22:00 on 21 January.
Sgt Wesley Twigg, Media Liaison Officer based at the police’s Western Cape Media Centre, said officers attending the crime scene discovered two victims with gunshot wounds.
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A 36-year-old man was declared dead on the scene by medical personnel, while a 32-year-old man was transported to a hospital.
Mitchells Plain police have registered both murder and attempted-murder cases following the shooting incident.
Arrests made
Three men were arrested by members of the Law Enforcement Advancement Programme (Leap) in connection with the shooting.
“They apprehended a suspect in possession of a firearm and live ammunition, and alerted Emergency Medical Services to attend to the second shooting victim,” said Law enforcement spokesperson Wayne Dyason. “Officers handed the suspect and confiscated firearm over at the Mitchells Plain Police Station.”
The suspects were expected to appear in the Mitchells Plain Magistrates’ Court once they had been formally charged, Twigg said, adding that the investigation into the circumstances surrounding the shooting continued.
