Police arrested three men during weekend operations on the Cape Flats in connection with gang-related murders and attempted murders linked to recent and historic shooting incidents. Police have arrested three men in connection with murder and attempted murder cases linked to gang-related shootings on theCape Flatsfollowing coordinated weekend operations by the Western Cape Anti Gang Unit. The arrests were effected on Saturday evening and continued into the early hours of Sunday morning when detectives, armed with warrants of arrest, descended on various locations in Manenberg, Athlone and Mitchell’s Plain.
The operation forms part of ongoing investigations into shooting incidents that occurred in 2017 and 2025 and are believed to be related to gang fights. The most recent shooting under investigation took place outside the Athlone Magistrate’s Court on earlier this month, where a person was shot and killed. “The latest of the shooting incidents occurred outside the Athlone court on 3 December where a person was killed,” saidWestern Cape policespokesperson Brigadier Novela Potelwa.
“Not far from the court in Kew Town another man was shot and wounded minutes later. “The arrested suspects, aged 28, 36 and 38 face attempted murder, murder and possession of illegal firearm charges as well as contravention of sections of the Prevention of Organised Crime Act (POCA),” she said. Police said that as investigations gain momentum, additional charges could be added. The suspects are expected to appear in the Mitchell’s Plain and Athlone magistrates’ courts on Monday, 29 December 2025.
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