CRIME SCENE: Crawford, Cape Town: A house robbery suspect was shot and killed and another one wounded during a home invasion on Wednesday night, 7 October 2026.

Sergeant Wesley Twigg, a Western Cape police media liaison officer, said the incident happened at about 21:15, in Rokeby Road.

“According to reports the victims were at home when unknown suspects entered the house armed with firearms and demanded cash. The victims were tied up. 

“Shots were fired and one suspect was fatally wounded. A suspect who was also wounded was later arrested and is in hospital under police guard. The circumstances surrounding the incident are subject to an investigation by the South African Police Service,” said Twigg.

Lansdowne police registered a house robbery case for investigation.

Unconfirmed reports indicate that the suspects were armed and that the wounded man was later apprehended at the Astron garage in Belgravia.

Anyone with any information about this incident can contact Crime Stop on 08600 10111 or use the MySAPS-App anonymously.