Cape Town law enforcement officials cordoned off several roads connecting to the intersection of Bosmansdam and Omuramba Road in Milnerton following the alleged assassination of a G-Wagon motorist, on Wednesday.
UPDATE: Shortly after this article was published, Cape Town police spokesperson Sergeant Wesley Twigg confirmed the incident was the subject of an active investigation. “The circumstances surrounding a shooting incident Wednesday morning at about 08:00 in Bosmansdam Road, Milnerton – where an adult male was shot and fatally wounded – are under investigation. According to [a police] report, a motorcycle stopped next to the victim and fired several shots at him. The victim was declared deceased on the scene by medical personnel. The motive for the attack is yet to be established.” Read the original story below.
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Onlookers watched on in horror as police and emergency rescue officials led a coordinated effort to extract a motorist from a capsized Mercedes Benz G-Wagon.
Early reports from the active crime scene suggest at least two suspects on motorbikes ambushed the SUV with a hail of gunfire. The armed suspects reportedly did not stop pursuing the motorist until it crashed into the intersection.
Following the brazen shooting, Cape Town authorities cordoned off a considerable portion of Bosmansdam Road, toward Montague Gardens.
Cape commuters are also advised to find alternative measures of travel in and around routes connecting to Omuramba Road and Democracy Way since the entire block has been closed off for evidence collecting.
From what we understand, police have been actively collecting shell casings on the stretch of road leading up to the intersection.
Cape Town police had not responded to our requests for comment when this article was published.
Not too far off from the assassination scene on Bosmansdam Road, law enforcement officials were deployed to an attempted cash-in-transit heist in Milnerton.
Early reports from the active crime scene suggest that the robbers were unsuccessful in their attempt to loot the vehicle.
Further details are awaited as this is a developing story.