CRIME SCENE: Masiphumelele, Cape Town: Provincial Serious Violent Crime detectives are investigating two counts of murder following a shooting incident in Pokela Road in Masiphumelele on Wednesday morning, 3 June 2026.

Ocean View Police responded to reports of a shooting at about 6:45 and upon arrival they found the lifeless bodies of two males aged 41 and 42-years on the street with gunshot wounds, said Constable Ndakhe Gwala of the Western Cape police media office.

“The motive for the shooting is suspected to be taxi related and no arrest has been effected yet. Anyone with information that might assist with the investigation is kindly requested to contact Crime Stop on 08600 10111 or utilise the MySAPS-App,” said Gwala.

This is the second taxi-related shooting incident in two days after four men were killed and two wounded in Nyanga on Tuesday morning, 2 June 2026.