{"id":43224,"date":"2024-02-01T17:03:47","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T15:03:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/officer-killed-in-site-c-shooting-20240131\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T02:58:33","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T00:58:33","slug":"officer-killed-in-site-c-shooting-20240131","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/officer-killed-in-site-c-shooting-20240131\/","title":{"rendered":"Police officer killed in Site C shooting in Khayelitsha"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The murder of a police officer in Khayelitsha on Friday 26 January has outraged the community.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The officer, whose details have been withheld, was gunned down with another man at Solomon Tshuku in Site C, around 21:00.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is alleged the pair were with a group of men when they came under siege from unknown gunmen.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>The murder of a police officer in Khayelitsha on Friday 26 January has outraged the community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The officer, whose details have been withheld, was gunned down with another man at Solomon Tshuku in Site C, around 21:00. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is alleged the pair were with a group of men when they came under siege from unknown gunmen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lt Col Malcolm Pojie, provincial police spokesperson, said a double-murder case had been opened by Khayelitsha police. He said both victims were in their mid-30s. \u201cBoth succumbed to gunshot wounds in hospital,\u201d Pojie said, adding the motive for the killings was subject to investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, community sources allege the group the pair was part of, was linked to acts of extortion and were ambushed by a rival group on that fateful evening. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A community leader, who asked to remain anonymous for safety concerns, told <em>City Vision<\/em> the group was well-known for being involved in extortion cases. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They had been tormenting the community, and the presence of the police officer among them, was found profoundly disturbing for many. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The leader said he couldn\u2019t say for sure why the officer was in the&nbsp;area at the time he was killed, though, adding that the community was shocked by the news. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe heard about the incident and we are shocked,\u201d he said. \u201cWe are asking ourselves how it is possible that the officer was with alleged criminals? We do not know. It may happen that the officer was not part of the crew or he went to visit his family and the shooting occurred while&nbsp;he was chatting with them. We don\u2019t know,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He urged the community to work with police to fight crime.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCrime is everybody\u2019s business. It has no colour or race. It affects everyone. We need to stand up and unite to fight it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The leader urged the community to report everything that is suspicious to the nearest police station. However, he stated that if they are not comfortable speaking with the officers for whatever reasons, they must communicate with the community leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe need to revive our community structures and we are appealing to our community to join them,\u201d he said. \u201cWe can\u2019t&nbsp;allow a group of people (criminals) to dictate to us. 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