The city’s JP Smith said a gun battle ensued after officers heard gunshots and saw a suspect discharging a firearm in Manenberg, wounding him and later declaring him dead by medical personnel.
CAPE TOWN - The City of Cape Town said it cooperated with the South African Police Service after a shooting involving a metro police officer fatally wounded a man in Manenberg.
The city’s Mayco member for Safety and Security, JP Smith, said metro officers were on patrol to assist the police with a flare-up in gang violence in the area on Tuesday.A gun battle ensued, and the 35-year-old man was wounded and later declared dead by medical personnel.
Smith said the national government had to acknowledge and address gang violence through improved resourcing of the SAPS and the criminal justice system."It raises serious questions as to who is funding the organised crime syndicates in the Western Cape, and how they are able to obtain such a steady source of weapons and ammunition."
Smith also mentioned that the city was making its Safety and Security Investigation Unit available to SAPS where needed.
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