Gang violence
Ocean View CPF appeals for permanent law enforcement base to tackle gang crime
Ocean View is one of numerous communities across the Western Cape that is buckling under ongoing gang violence.
Boxing Day saw warring gangsters attack each other, resulting in the death of a man, another was wounded, vehicles were torched, and a home was damaged.
The victims were gunned down on Monday night on the corner of Main Road and Symphony Way.
“They came for the second round, so they came to stab Mikyle. The one boy said we will stab him until he lays in his blood.”
The Cape Town Station Deck was still busy even after shots were fired in the area.
On Saturday, the girl was struck by a bullet during what's believed to have been a gang shooting.
The 16-year-old, his cousin and another friend were threatened at gunpoint earlier this month when they were forced to buy alcohol for their assailants. Jordan was later found stabbed to death. He'd also been mauled by dogs.
Ernie 'Lastig' Solomon was shot and killed in Boksburg on Friday after coming under a hail of bullets.
The police's Priscilla Naidu said Damien Dennis was killed on Saturday night after two suspects opened fire in the Helenvale area.
A group of community members took to the streets on Saturday calling for an end to ongoing shootings and senseless killings.
The men were arrested this week, following the gruesome murder of Jordan Moore who was found dead after he'd been stabbed and mauled by dogs on Friday night.
The MEC was reacting to the past weekend's violence in which two men and four teenagers were killed in separate incidents.
Jordan Moore (16) was stabbed and mauled by dogs on Friday night.
Western Cape police said that there were at least 16 known hotspots operating within Cape Town and the surrounding areas.
The child was apparently caught in gang crossfire on Tuesday.
The case against Chivargo Fredericks and Eben Basson has been transferred to the Western Cape High Court.
Visagie was caught in the crossfire of an alleged gang shooting in Kraaifontein earlier this month.
Duran Visagie was hit by a stray bullet earlier this month.
Duran Visagie was struck in the head by a stray bullet and was rushed to hospital where he died the next morning.