Leaves Communities Reeling Across Western Cape
CCN Reporter – George April
Western Cape:- Police continued their crackdown on illegal firearms over the weekend, arresting two suspects in separate operations while several violent incidents unfolded across the province overnight.
Members of the Anti – Gang Unit arrested a 42-year-old man in Hanover Park after acting on information about an illegal firearm at a property in Mentz Court. Officers recovered a 9mm pistol with 23 rounds of ammunition. The suspect is expected to appear in the Athlone Magistrates’ Court on charges of possessing an unlicensed firearm and ammunition.
In a separate operation in Ottery, Anti-Gang Unit members searched a property in Hooggenoeg Court and confiscated another 9mm pistol with seven rounds of ammunition.
A 17-year-old girl was arrested and is due to appear in the Wynberg Magistrates’ Court on similar charges. The arrests form part of ongoing SAPS efforts to remove illegal firearms from communities plagued by gang-related violence.
Meanwhile, emergency services and police responded to several serious incidents across the Western Cape on Sunday evening.
A house was destroyed by fire in Dawid Street, Brandwood, Kuils River. No official information regarding injuries or the cause of the blaze was immediately available.
In Eerste River, a man was stabbed in Delphinium Street, Hillcrest. SAPS attended the scene, and an investigation is expected to follow.
Another shooting was reported in Lomond Court, Hanover Park, where a victim was transported to the hospital after sustaining gunshot wounds.
The circumstances surrounding the incident remain under investigation.
In Stellenbosch, tragedy struck shortly before 10 pm when community members discovered the body of an adult man with fatal gunshot wounds in Bassi Street, Khayamandi. According to initial reports, gunshots were heard shortly before the victim was found. No suspects or vehicles were seen leaving the area.
Police investigations into the overnight incidents are continuing.
Anyone with information that could assist investigators is urged to contact the SAPS Crime Stop number on 08600 10111 or submit anonymous information through the MySAPS App.
