Wednesday, February 26, 2025

Man shot and killed in Portland, M/Plain

Mitchell’s Plain police are probing a case of murder, after a 23-year-old man was shot and killed in Portland on Tuesday afternoon.

Police confirmed the incident occurred just before 17:00 in Durban way.

‘’According to reports members received a complain of a shooting incident at the mentioned address and on arrival found the body of the deceased in a prone position with multiple wounds to his upper body. He was declared as deceased by medical personnel,’’ said Captain F.C Van Wyk, Western Cape police spokesperson.

The motive behind Ashwin Lakay or ‘Osama’ as he was affectionately known, is believed to be gang related.

COURTESY: Facebook - Ashwin King


No arrest have been made as yet, but police have urged anyone with information regarding this incident to contact Crime Stop on 08600 10111.

 

Done By: Mitchum George

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