{"id":298004,"date":"2026-02-17T13:58:22","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T11:58:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/?p=298004"},"modified":"2026-02-17T13:58:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T11:58:25","slug":"gang-related-shooting-claims-life-of-man-in-his-30s-in-kensington","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/gang-related-shooting-claims-life-of-man-in-his-30s-in-kensington\/","title":{"rendered":"Gang-related shooting claims life of man in his 30s in Kensington"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Kensington police are searching for two suspects after a man believed to be in his late 30s was shot and killed outside a tuck shop on the corner of 5th Avenue and Voortrekker Road on Monday 16 February.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to police two men exited a vehicle and opened fire on the victim in what is believed to be a gang-related attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Station commander Lt Col Nkosinathi Losini said the perpetrators got back into their vehicle afterwards and drove off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ALSO READ:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/maitland-shooting-sparks-calls-to-end-gang-violence\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/maitland-shooting-sparks-calls-to-end-gang-violence\/\">Maitland shooting sparks calls to end gang violence<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cA case of murder is being investigated. No arrests have yet been made.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Losini said although the area had been plagued by gang-related violence since late last year this was the first shooting in two weeks, following a period of calm owing to police-safety interventions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cheslyn Steenberg, Ward 56 councillor, said: \u201cThis is a concern because in the last two weeks the area has been quiet with no major shootings reported. We are concerned about retaliation. 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