{"id":44916,"date":"2024-09-17T07:55:13","date_gmt":"2024-09-17T05:55:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/chaos-in-heideveld-police-shoot-armed-suspect-while-responding-to-extortion-complaints-20240917\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T22:56:20","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T20:56:20","slug":"chaos-in-heideveld-police-shoot-armed-suspect-while-responding-to-extortion-complaints-20240917","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/chaos-in-heideveld-police-shoot-armed-suspect-while-responding-to-extortion-complaints-20240917\/","title":{"rendered":"Chaos in Heideveld: Police shoot armed suspect while responding to extortion complaints."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Manenberg police shot and killed an 18-year-old gang member who opened fire on officers during a patrol in Heideveld. <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The officers were responding to complaints of extortion and robbery. <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Following the incident, community members threw stones at the officers and attempted to remove evidence from the scene.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Manenberg police have shot and killed a suspect who opened fire on officers in Heideveld.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At 07:00 on Saturday 7 September, officers deployed on high-density patrols in the precinct responded to the complaint of extortion and armed robbery on the corners of Duinefontein and Ascension Road, Heideveld.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news24.com\/news24\/community-newspaper\/peoples-post\/read-the-latest-print-edition-of-the-peoples-post-here-20240913-3\" target=\"_blank\">The latest print edition of the People\u2019s Post here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Officers spotted three men standing on the corner as they approached. The suspects ran in the direction of Rooiberg Road to evade police. One of the suspects then turned around aiming a firearm at the approaching officers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Officers fired several shots at the suspect. The 18-year-old man died at the scene and was later identified as a prominent gang member within the Heideveld area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Blockquote\" data-pos=\"Middle\" id=\"embed_4edb04c9\">\n<div class=\"text\">\u201cA fatal shooting of any criminal suspect is not always easy, and officers suffer the trauma affecting their mental health,\u201d <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Manenberg police spokesperson Capt Ian Bennett pointed out. \u201cIt should not be taken lightly and could affect service delivery.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A firearm found at the scene has been handed in for ballistic testing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is alleged these suspects were stopping taxis and extorting money from the drivers, while also robbing residents. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the fatal shooting officers standing off at the scene were pelted with stones by the community, which also attempted to remove evidence from the scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Blockquote\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_89f4758c\">\n<div class=\"text\">\u201cThis action by residents will not be tolerated and the community should not criminalise themselves by interfering in the execution of the duties of police,\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;said Bennett. \u201cParents should be more involved in their children\u2019s lives, but if they allow their children to run around with guns without stopping and allow them to shoot at officers, then the parents need to take responsibility for the consequences.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Bennett, Manenberg is a difficult community to work in, as the perception is that police are the enemy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>An inquest case has been opened for investigation. 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