There seems to be no end to gun violence in Mitchell’s Plain, as bullets once again rang in Lentegeur.
The latest incident occurred on Sunday evening, where a 32-year-old
man was shot and fatally wounded. Police comnfirmed the incident occurred in
Waterlilly Street
‘’Circumstances surrounding a shooting incident on Sunday,
2025-03-16 at about 18:50… are under investigation. Lentegeur police opened a
murder for investigation. According to reports SAPS members on duty received a
complaint of a shooting incident at the mentioned address and on their arrival
they found the male laying in the street with multiply gunshot wounds to the
face. The motive for this incident forms part of our police investigation,’’
said Captain F.C Van Wyk, Western Cape police spokesperson.
On Friday, the Western Cape Police Oversight &
Community Safety MEC, Anroux Marais, visited the area as she patrolled with LEAP
officers
‘’During this operation, Law Enforcement Officer Adams
arrested a suspect for being in possession of 20 mandrax tablets. Some
of the other successes achieved by our LEAP officers for the month of February
2025 includes: 678 arrests for possession of drugs; 14 arrests for dealing in
drugs; 9 arrests for possession of imitation firearms; 6 arrests for possession
of unlicensed firearms; LEAP officers also recovered 6 firearms in this period
and executed 10 warrants of arrests.’’
‘’These statistics proves that LEAP, funded by the Western
Cape Government, is an essential part of our collective efforts to rid our
communities of illegal guns, ammunition and drugs,’’ added Marais.
COURTESY: Facebook - Anroux MaraisDone By: Mitchum George
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