A 32-year-old man was fatally wounded in a shooting incident in Macassar on Sunday 24 August. According to a police report the incident occurred outside the L Flats in Rubens Way at 20:50. The victim was identified as Charlton de Bruin, apparently among many attending a party.
He was reportedly called aside and shot multiple times, sustaining gunshot wounds to the face and chest. After being shot he ran to L2 number 4, where he collapsed and died. Macassar police were investigating a case of murder. No arrests had been made and the suspects remained unknown. The motive is believed to be gang-related. Evidence recovered from the scene includes one spent 9 mm cartridge and one live 9 mm round.
Anyone with information that can aid the police investigation is urged to call the Macassar Police Station on 021 857 7100.
Macassar police are also investigating a case of armed robbery after a man was robbed at gunpoint on Saturday 23 August. According to a police report the incident occurred at 18:50 on a gravel road off Kramat Road near Boys and Girls Town in Macassar.
The victim was allegedly hitchhiking home along Kramat Road toward Macassar when a Toyota Quantum minibus taxi with three unknown male occupants stopped to offer him a lift.
When the victim asked to be dropped off at his destination the driver instead turned onto a gravel road where the two passengers grabbed him, held a knife to his head, and threatened him with a firearm while stealing his belongings.
The robbers made off with chronic medications, a black Huawei cellphone with charger, R35 in cash and a Capitec bank card before abandoning the victim in the bushes and fleeing in an unknown direction. The victim sustained no physical injuries during the incident. No arrests have been made and investigators are working to trace the vehicle with a CF registration number.
