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Gugulethu police\u00a0are investigating a\u00a0murder and attempted murder following\u00a0the fatal\u00a0shooting\u00a0of a security officer on\u00a0the corner of Mjodo and Great Dutch\u00a0street in KTC<\/a>\u00a0around\u00a014:30 on Friday 30 January.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Const\u00a0Ndakhe Gwala<\/a>, Western Cape police spokesperson,\u00a0said reports\u00a0suggest\u00a0the deceased and his colleague were escorting a client\u00a0who\u00a0was doing electrical maintenance in the area, when they were allegedly approached by\u00a0five unknown suspects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The suspects were apparently armed with rifles and handguns, and opened fire on the two security officers, fatally wounding one of them.  The second victim fled to nearby shacks for refuge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 \u201cA firearm with 15 rounds of ammunition was stolen from the deceased. No arrest has been made at this stage and the investigation is ongoing,\u201d said Gwala.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Resident who spoke to City Vision on condition of anonymity for fear of harassment said the security officers has been escorting a truck of workers who were apparently working on electrical infrastructure in the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The resident claimed there were actually three security officers who were escorting the truck, which is owned by a private company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOne security guard was shot and killed, another security was shot and injured and the third security officer managed to escape unharmed,\u201d the resident said. \u201cIt is alleged that a group of men carrying firearms shot the security officers\u2026 I don\u2019t know if they took any firearm from the security,\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The local expressed concern that the City of Cape Town will resort to halting all service provision in KTC, due to fears of the safety of municipal and contracted workers, adding community members are devastated by the incident.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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