Seawinds residents’ tip-off leads to police pursuit and five arrests

Five suspects were arrested and four firearms seized after a late-night pursuit and shootout with police in St Luke Close following a community tip-off. Two suspects were wounded and taken to hospital. An anonymous tip-off from Seawinds residents has led to the arrest of five suspected gang members and the seizure of multiple firearms following a late-night police pursuit and shootout in Muizenberg.

According to the Muizenberg Community Policing Forum, SAPS Muizenberg received the tip-off shortly before 1am last Thursday about a white Nissan Almera moving through the Seawinds area. Police officers, assisted by City of Cape Town Law Enforcement, spotted the vehicle in St Patrick Avenue. A chase followed through the area before the vehicle was brought to a stop in St Luke Close, Seawinds.

During the pursuit, the suspects allegedly opened fire on officers, who returned fire in line with operational procedures. One suspect fled on foot into a nearby informal settlement and remains at large. Two suspects inside the vehicle sustained gunshot wounds and were taken under police guard to Groote Schuur Hospital, where they are being treated.

[paywall]

They are expected to appear in court once formally charged. A search of the vehicle led to the recovery of four firearms — including two prohibited firearms with their serial numbers filed off — as well as about 50 rounds of ammunition, illegal drugs and suspected stolen property.

[/paywall]