CAPE TOWN – Kensington police are searching for two suspects after a man believed to be in his late 30s was shot and killed outside a tuck shop on the corner of 5th Avenue and Voortrekker Road on Monday 16 February.
According to police two men exited a vehicle and opened fire on the victim in what is believed to be a gang-related attack.
Station commander Lt Col Nkosinathi Losini said the perpetrators got back into their vehicle afterwards and drove off.
“A case of murder is being investigated. No arrests have yet been made.”
Losini said although the area had been plagued by gang-related violence since late last year this was the first shooting in two weeks, following a period of calm owing to police-safety interventions.
Cheslyn Steenberg, Ward 56 councillor, said: “This is a concern because in the last two weeks the area has been quiet with no major shootings reported. We are concerned about retaliation. We know these shootings can take place at any time.”
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He said despite ongoing gang violence residents must continue to push for peace, unity and justice in their community.
“This does not stop us from being persistent in seeking community cohesion and justice against the gang violence we are currently seeing.”
Steenberg appealed to residents to report all incidents to the police.
“I want to encourage people that if they see something, they need to say something.”
