CRIME SCENE: Cafda VIllage, Cape Town: A man and a woman have been shot dead in cold blood in the latest senseless shooting to rock Cape Town.

The latest incident happened in Ensor Street, Cafda Village at about 09:30 on Friday morning, 9 October 2026, according to the South African Police Service (SAPS).

Wesley Twigg, a Western Cape police media liaison officer, said Steenberg police responded to the shooting following a complaint of gunshots.

“When they arrived at the scene they found a 30-year-old man and a 46-year-old woman with gunshot wounds. Both victims were declared deceased on the scene by medical personnel. 

“The circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation and no arrests have been made yet. Steenberg detectives are investigating two counts of murder,” said Twigg.

The incident follows close on the heels of another shooting which occurred not far from Ensor Street, in which a young man was shot and killed in Blagden street on Thursday, 8 October 2026. (Also read: Man shot dead near hospital – Crime Scene Report )