Controversial lawyer Pete Mihalik, 50, was shot and killed and his child injured in a shooting outside a school on the Atlantic Seaboard on Tuesday morning just before 8am.
It is alleged that a metallic grey VW Polo pulled up to Reddam House, a suspect got out of the car walked up to the car Mihalik was seated in and shot him through the window.
Police spokesperson Sergeant Noloyiso Rwexana says detectives of the anti-gang unit have been assigned to the investigation.
“Detectives of the Anti-Gang unit and SAPS crime scene experts are combing the scene for clues following a shooting incident that occurred on the corner of Cavalcade and Thornhill in Green Point this morning at around 07:35.
Top cop Charl Kinnear, provincial detectives on the scene. Photo: Supplied
"According to reports, a 50-year-old man was shot in his head and fatally wounded in his vehicle by an unidentified suspect who is yet to be arrested. The suspect was seen fleeing the scene in a metallic grey VW Polo. The victim’s eight-year-old son sustained an injury during the incident and was admitted to hospital.
"The circumstances surrounding the incident are being investigated and anyone with information is kindly requested to contact Crime Stop on 08600 10111,” Rwexana said.