A 25-year-old Law Enforcement Advancement Plan (LEAP) officer was fatally shot this week while he was off duty in Crossroads.
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Siphelo Magwa was reportedly a passenger in a vehicle alongside his brother and one other person when three men approached the car and fired multiple shots at them. All three occupants died on the scene.
JP Smith, the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security, says members of the City’s Safety and Security Investigation Unit were immediately deployed to investigate. ‘We will assist SAPS in bringing to justice those guilty of this heinous crime. This brazen attack is one that cuts deep upon the family of Cape Town’s Safety and Security directorate. I am angered to hear of this attack and can assure the family that we will unite as a directorate and combine all and every possible resource to bring these killers to justice.’
As per a statement by the Western Cape Government, no arrests have been made yet. Reagen Allen, provincial minister of police oversight and community safety, says it is unacceptable ‘that officer Magwa had to lose his life in such a horrific manner and at such a young age. I am deeply angered by the audacity of these criminals. Their actions are barbaric, and I condemn this incident in the strongest possible terms. I urge anyone with information to contact all law enforcement agencies so that those who committed this heinous crime can immediately be arrested and prosecuted. No stone should be left unturned to find them.’
Those who witnessed the incident, or have information that could lead to an arrest and conviction, are urged to report it to SAPS or the City’s 24-hour tip-off line on 0800 1100 77.
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