CRIME SCENE: Heideveld, Cape Town: A man has been shot and killed and a second wounded when they were shot inside a house.

Constable Ndakhe Gwala, a Western Cape police media liaison officer, said the shooting occurred in Suther Peak Road, Heideveld on Thursday morning, 22 October 2026 at about 8:20 morning. 

“Police responded to reports of a shooting and on arrival they found a lifeless body of an adult male with gunshot wounds inside a house. He was declared deceased on the scene by medical personnel. 

“The second victim was rushed to a medical facility for treatment. The motive for the attack is gang related and no arrest has been made at this stage. Manenberg police registered a case of murder and attempted murder,” said Gwala.

MANENBERG: A 23-year-old was shot and killed in Ruimte Road, Manenber on Wednesday, 21 October 2026.

A Western Cape police media liaison officer, Thembakazi Mpendukana, said Manenberg SAPS registered a murder case following the shooting. A 23-year-old man was declared deceased at the crime scene and the motive including the circumstances surrounding the incident are yet to be determined.