Man, 36, shot dead in Manenberg

TWO men were shot dead in separate incidents in Manenberg and Eerste River, as gang and crime violence continues to tear through Cape communities.

A 36-year-old man was found shot dead in Letaba Road, Manenberg, on Monday morning.

Manenberg Community Policing Forum (CPF) spokesperson Abdurahman Govind said the deceased is an alleged Hard Livings member.

Govind explained: “Apparently he was an HL according to the information that we had received. He was apparently shot in the yard.

“It [the incident] is under investigation, detectives were on the scene and paramedics declared him dead.”

Police spokesperson Constable Ndakhe Gwala said that Manenberg detectives are investigating a case of murder following the incident.

Gwala confirmed: “Members attended the scene and found a 36-year-old male laying on the ground with gunshot wounds on his left leg, right arm and waist.

“He was declared dead by medical personnel on the scene.”

The motive for the incident is under investigation and no arrests have been made yet.

Meanwhile, in Eerste River an alleged robbery incident occurred in Turville Street, Forest Village, on Sunday around 10.40pm turned deadly.

Kleinvlei CPF Chairperson David Poggenpoel said that cops responded to the crime scene where a lifeless body of a man was found.

Poggenpoel shared: “It is not known what the circumstances are which led to the death of the young man, but, it is suspected that the motive could be robbery.

“At this stage, no eye witnesses had come forward and no arrests had been made.”

Police spokesperson Sergeant Wesley Twigg reported that circumstances surrounding the shooting incident are under investigation following the death of an adult male that was shot and fatally wounded.

Twigg confirmed: “Police members attended to the crime scene where they found the victim with a gunshot wound to his body.

"The victim was declared deceased on the scene by medical personnel. The motive for the attack is yet to be determined. The suspect/s fled the scene and are yet to be arrested.”

Anyone with any information about these shooting incidents can contact Crime Stop on 08600 10111 or use the MySAPS mobile app anonymously.