CRIME SCENE: Belhar, Cape Town: A 21-year-old man was killed and a 13-year-old boy wounded during a shooting incident on Sunday morning, 1 November 2026.

A Western Cape police media liaison officer, Sergeant Wesley Twigg, said Belhar police initially registered two counts of attempted murder following the incident which happened around 08:50 in Buren Street.

“Police members were called to the crime scene where they found the victims with gunshot wounds to their bodies. Both victims were transported to a medical facility for treatment. 

“The 21-year-old man, however, later passed away in hospital. The circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation and arrests are yet to be made,” said Twigg.

In another shooting incident in Belhar it was reported that a man was shot and wounded next to the Engen petrol station in Belhar Drive on Saturday evening. 

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