CRIME SCENE: Retreat, Cape Town: A teenage boy died in a hail of pistol and shotgun bullets on Monday afternoon, 18 May 2026.

Constable Ndakhe Gwala, a media liaison officer for Western Cape police, said reports indicate that the 15-year-old victim was sitting on a railing in Blagden Street, Retreat when a white Kia Picanto approached.

“The occupants of the vehicle started shooting at the victim with 9mm pistols and a shotgun. He sustained multiple gunshot wounds and succumbed on the scene.  The motive for the shooting is a subject of police investigation, and no arrest has been made yet,” said Constable Ndakhe.