{"id":297175,"date":"2026-05-22T13:53:48","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T11:53:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/?p=297175"},"modified":"2026-05-22T14:38:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T12:38:30","slug":"khayelitsha-shooting-town-two-makhaza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/khayelitsha-shooting-town-two-makhaza\/","title":{"rendered":"Community leader urges residents not to take the law into their own hands"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A community leader from <a href=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/khayelitsha-police-donate-clothes-to-shack-fire-victims-at-sst-informal-settlement-20231107\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"43488\">SST<\/a> in Town Two, Khayelitsha, has appealed to residents to stop taking the law into their own hands following the fatal shooting of an unidentified man on Thursday 21 May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-fatal-shooting-reported-on-michael-frank-hamling-street\">Fatal shooting reported on Michael Frank Hamling Street<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The incident reportedly occurred at about 21:00 in Michael Frank Hamling Street.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The leader, who asked not to be named for fear of reprisals, said the community had been living in fear since the incident, and was unaware of what led to the shooting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI was already asleep when the incident occurred. I heard this morning (Friday 22 May) that someone had been shot and killed in the area. However, I do not have full information because people are afraid to speak out. I also do not want to speculate about the cause because I simply do not know.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The community would wait for the police report before drawing conclusions, the leader added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ALSO READ<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/khayelitsha-shooting-site-c\/\">Khayelitsha shooting in Site C leaves two dead and two injured<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-police-confirm-murder-case-in-makhaza\">Police confirm murder case in Makhaza<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Provincial police spokesperson <a href=\"https:\/\/southernmail.co.za\/news\/2021-09-15-sergeant-twigg-branches-out\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/southernmail.co.za\/news\/2021-09-15-sergeant-twigg-branches-out\/\">Sgt Wesley Twigg<\/a> confirmed Makhaza police had opened a murder case following the shooting incident on Thursday night, 21 May, in which a 20-year-old man died.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-victim-declared-dead-at-local-hospital\">Victim declared dead at local hospital<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOfficers were called to a local hospital where the victim was identified by medical staff. 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