Cape Town - Mystery surrounds the death of an Eastern Cape man who was gunned down, allegedly by gangsters, in Bonteheuwel on Saturday morning.
Ward councillor Angus McKenzie said police were called to the scene after residents approached him with information about the shooting.
“At just after 8am, two known gangsters in the R Block of Bonteheuwel were alleged to have murdered a driver of a silver VW Polo.
“I was immediately provided with the description and location of the two individuals and was able to immediately relay this information to our tip-off service.”
McKenzie said police were immediately on the scene in Redberry Street, where they found the driver had been shot in the neck.
He said at first, the community suspected the driver was providing an e-hailing service, but this was not correct.
“Initially everyone thought it was an Uber driver who was robbed and shot but when they checked they found that no money had been stolen and it did not appear he was an Uber driver.
“He was shot in the neck but the further details will be investigated by police. Within hours of receiving the information, at exactly 12.30pm, the two suspects were arrested and taken to Bishop Lavis police station in connection with the shooting,” McKenzie said.
Police spokesperson Wesley Twigg confirmed the shooting but said no arrests were made at this stage.
“Bishop Lavis police responded to a complaint of a shooting, and upon arrival on the scene, they found the victim inside his vehicle with gunshot wounds to his body.
McKenzie said residents were waiting to hear if the suspects had been arrested and charged.
“I want to applaud the residents for speaking up and providing extremely credible information, which allowed our hard-working SAPS Bishop Lavis officers to place these individuals behind bars,” said McKenzie.
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Cape Argus