CRIME SCENE: Lingelethu West, Cape Town: The police have arrested a double murder suspect minutes after a shooting incident at a busy shopping mall.

According to the South African Police Service (SAPS), members of the Maitland Flying Squad, deployed for the Local Government Elections (LGE), were conducting patrols in Robert Sobukwe Road, Lingelethu West, on Monday morning, 2 November 2026.

“At about 10:15, the members heard a gunshot near a shopping mall in Khayelitsha. They responded immediately and when they arrived at the mall, they discovered a person lying on the ground. 

“Moments later, members heard another gunshot and ran in the direction from which it originated. A suspect, armed with a firearm, was seen running towards the members. He dropped the firearm when he saw the police, but was immediately arrested. 

“The firearm was recovered at the scene and on further investigations it has been established to be licensed to a person from Stellenbosch. Two deceased victims aged 32 and 46-years were found at the scene,” said SAPS.

The 35-year-old suspect has been detained at Lingelethu West SAPS and is facing two murder charges and possession of an unlicensed firearm.