MAN GUNNED DOWN

Gun violence in Mitchells Plain continues to ruk hand uit after an alleged wheelchair-bound skollie was shot and killed on Saturday afternoon.

The community of Eastridge are reeling in shock after a 46-year-old man who is wheelchair-bound was shot multiple times in the head and body. 

A picture of the scene has been making the rounds online as his lifeless body lays covered with a blanket on the corner of Stag and Klipspringer Roads and his wheelchair situated not far from his lifeless body as people surround him and look on.

Police spokesperson Captain FC van Wyk said that the circumstances surrounding this incident are under investigation.

Van Wyk reports: “Mitchells Plain police attended to a shooting incident on Saturday afternoon at about 12.30pm at the corner of Stag and Klipspringer Roads Eastridge, Mitchells Plain where a 46- year-old man was shot and fatally wounded. 

"The deceased were shot multiple times to the head and body. The victim was declared deceased on the scene by medical personnel. The motive is believed to be gang related. A murder case was registered for investigation.

The unknown suspect/s fled the scene and are yet to be arrested.”

Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee of Police and member of Parliament, Ian Cameron took to social media to express his grievances regarding this shooting.

He adds: “Earlier [Saturday] afternoon a person in a wheelchair was shot and killed during gang gunfire in Eastridge in the Cape Flats. 

"For April 2025 there were over 90 gang related murders and over 110 gang related attempted murders. Over 200 people injured or killed in gang violence on the Cape Flats in the above mentioned time period. Warzone.”

Chairperson of the Mitchells Plain Community Police Forum, Norman Jantjies adds: "The Mitchells Plain CPF can confirm that a wheelchair-bound man was killed in a shooting incident in Eastridge yesterday.

"At this stage we cannot confirm that the victim was intentionally shot or whether it was in a crossfire.

"According to some neighbours, the victim was apparently a known member of a gang. He was also a victim in a previous shooting incident which led to him becoming wheelchair-bound.

"The CPF is of the opinion that more should be done to curb gang violence.

"We express our condolences to the family + appeal to the community to share any relevant information with SAPS. We also believe that another person was shot and killed in Beacon Valley yesterday."

Police are appealing to anyone with any information about this shooting to please call Crime Stop on 08600 10111 or alternatively use the mobile application MySAPS anonymously.