Police have shot and killed a 19-year-old boy who allegedly opened fire on them.
However, residents of Aintree Street in Beacon Valley where the shooting occurred on Monday says the teen, Moegamat Faseeg Carelse, was not armed and had been running away from cops.
Faseeg was in Grade 11 at Oval North High School in Mitchells Plain.
Meanwhile, it’s been revealed that he was a close friend of Lesley “Junior”’ Bos, 23, an alleged 28s Outlaw gang member, who was shot and killed at the Eastridge Clinic just hours before.
Cops have arrested a suspect for the murder on the same day.
A gunman on a scooter walked into the clinic and shot and killed Bos, who was sitting next to his girlfriend who had their one-year-old daughter on her lap. Bos was shot in the head from behind.
Police spokesperson Wesley Twigg confirms: “A 20-year-old suspect was arrested on Monday in connection with the murder at Eastridge Clinic and will appear in court once he has been charged.”
The City of Cape Town commended police for the speedy arrest and says the clinic has since been reopened.
Meanwhile, Faseeg’s family say they want answers.
Police spokesperson, Lieutenant-Colonel André Traut, says they cannot comment on the shooting as the matter has been referred to the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid).
Ipid spokesman Moses Dlamini said the police’s National Intervention Unit responded to a gang fight in Aintree Street.
“Upon their arrival the two gangs were still shooting and started to shoot at the police members. The SAPS members spotted an unknown person with a firearm in his hand and chased him into a yard in Aintree Street.
“The unknown person pointed his firearm in the direction of the police. The police retaliated and fired one shot to the head of the person, where the unknown person was fatally wounded and died on the crime scene.
“A firearm was recovered on the scene which is believed to be a gas gun.”
It is alleged Faseeg was hiding behind a sinkplaat in a woman’s backyard and that the gun was found under his body.
But community members in Aintree Street claim cops are lying.
A woman, who asked not to be identified, says: “The boys were running because they were scared when they saw the police.
“That boy hid behind a metal sheet in someone’s yard and that cop just shot him. He (Faseeg) didn’t have a gun.”
His grieving grandmother, who asked not to be named, admits Faseeg had been friends with gangsters.
The ouma, who is on the street committee, says her last conversation with her grandson was about Bos’ murder.
“He left here, saying they shot Junior and walked out of the house,” she explains..
“We spoke to him all the time, the moment we found out he is friends with these people.
“He used to walk with them, (gangsters) but he never had a tjappie. We cannot say what he did outside. He was a good child at home, I can only speak of that.”
Meanwhile, the W.Cape Education Department says gang violence affected the first day of the third school quarter yesterday.
“There has been low pupil turnout at a number of schools in the Beacon View area as a result of a flare-up of gang violence in recent days,” said spokesperson Bronagh Hammond.
Alpine Primary, Beacon View Primary and Imperial Primary and Oval North High were all affected.
“Parents have reportedly opted to keep their children at home amid the violence within the community. The WCED has asked schools to exercise caution and implement their safety plans if necessary. A request for increased police visibility around the schools has been made,” said Hammond.