{"id":43473,"date":"2023-11-09T11:43:18","date_gmt":"2023-11-09T09:43:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/us-tourist-shot-and-injured-in-nyanga-cape-town-20231109\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T02:40:11","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T00:40:11","slug":"us-tourist-shot-and-injured-in-nyanga-cape-town-20231109","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/us-tourist-shot-and-injured-in-nyanga-cape-town-20231109\/","title":{"rendered":"US tourist shot and injured in Nyanga, Cape Town"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A US tourist was attacked at Nyanga bus terminus on Friday 3 November.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Provincial police spokesperson Capt\u00a0F C Van Wyk said\u00a0the tourist was robbed of his personal belongings, documents and clothing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nyanga Community Policing Forum (CPF) is appealing for tighter policing to turn the tide against crime in the neighbourhood.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>The Nyanga Community Policing Forum (CPF) is appealing for tighter policing to turn the tide against crime in the neighbourhood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This comes in the wake of an attack on a US tourist at Nyanga bus terminus on Friday 3 November. The tourist was shot and injured before the suspects fled with his belongings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 55-year-old victim, Walter Fischel from Connecticut, was on his way to his accommodation in Simon\u2019s Town via Nyanga when the incident occurred.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He reportedly drove to Nyanga Police Station for help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nyanga CPF secretary Dumisani Qwebe said they need tighter security to protect not only the local community, but everyone entering the area. He stated that was the second attack on a tourist within a year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe first incident occurred during the time of the taxi strike in August where a British tourist was gunned down near the Nyanga terminus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNow the US tourist was shot and injured by unknown people. However, he managed to drive to Nyanga Police Station where he got help,\u201d said Qwebe.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>READ |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.news24.com\/news24\/community-newspaper\/city-vision\/another-three-people-shot-and-killed-in-nyanga-20231018\" target=\"_blank\">Three killed in Nyanga, Cape Town<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He stated the community has the responsibility to ensure a crime-free zone by reporting criminality to the police. He appealed to the officers to leave no stone unturned in pursuit of justice for the victim.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Provincial police spokesperson Capt&nbsp;FC van Wyk said&nbsp;the tourist was robbed of his personal belongings, documents and clothing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cA case of attempted murder and robbery with a firearm was registered at Mowbray (he was transferred to a medical facility which falls under&nbsp;Mowbray Police Precinct), and will be transferred to Nyanga for further investigation. 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