{"id":318618,"date":"2026-05-02T11:20:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T09:20:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/?p=318618"},"modified":"2026-05-02T11:20:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T09:20:32","slug":"atlantis-shooting-17-year-old-killed-avondale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/atlantis-shooting-17-year-old-killed-avondale\/","title":{"rendered":"Atlantis shooting leaves 17-year-old dead in Avondale"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/atlantis-man-dies-after-drowning-at-bloubergstrand-beach\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"312093\">Atlantis police <\/a>are investigating a murder following a shooting incident on Friday, 1 May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The incident took place at about 07:55 in Shelly Court, Avondale, where a 17-year-old male was shot and fatally wounded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-police-investigating-atlantis-shooting\">Police investigating Atlantis shooting<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Provincial police spokesperson Sgt <a href=\"https:\/\/southernmail.co.za\/news\/2021-09-15-sergeant-twigg-branches-out\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/southernmail.co.za\/news\/2021-09-15-sergeant-twigg-branches-out\/\">Wesley Twigg<\/a> said officers attended the crime scene and were informed that the victim had been transported to a medical facility in a private vehicle, where he was declared dead on arrival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-teen-shot-while-sleeping-in-avondale-home\">Teen shot while sleeping in Avondale home<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAccording to reports, the victim was sleeping in the living room when two suspects entered the premises and opened fire. The circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation,\u201d said Twigg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anyone with information about the shooting is urged to contact Crime Stop on 08600 10111 or use the MySAPS mobile application anonymously.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Atlantis police are investigating a murder following a shooting incident on Friday, 1 May. 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