CRIME SCENE: Ottery, Cape Town: A man has been killed and a teenager wounded in a shooting incident here.

The police confirmed the incident happened on Monday night, 9 November 2026 at about 20:30.

According to Constable Ndakhe Gwala, a media liaison officer for the Western Cape police, Grassy Park police registered a case of murder and attempted murder, after the shooting in Oxford Court, Ottery.

“According to reports, the victims were walking towards a basketball court when they were approached by three armed suspects. The suspects opened fire and fled in a grey VW  Polo. 

“A 24-year-old man sustained multiple injuries to his head, face and body and was declared deceased on the scene by medical personnel. The second victim, aged 15-years, sustained a gunshot wound to his left leg and was transported to hospital for treatment.

“The motive for the attack is gang related and no arrest has been effected at this stage,”  said Gwala.