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He was killed during hijacking, says CPF

Off-duty cop dies in shooting

CRIME SCENE: Belhar, Cape Town: A police officer was shot and killed in the early hours of Wednesday morning, 11 November 2026.

According to the Belhar Community Police Forum (CPF), 28-year-old Constable Tervia Smith, lost his life at around 01:00 during a hijacking at South Point, behind Erica Spar in Belhar.

A Western Cape police media liaison officer, Constable Ndakhe Gwala, said Smith was attached to the Belhar Crime Prevention Unit and was off duty when the shooting took place.

“The constable was shot at the corner of Graduate Street and Degree Close.

The case docket has been transferred to the Hawks for investigation,” said Gwala.