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News24 reports that Western Cape police are on the hunt for the gunmen who opened fire on two private security guards, killing them instantly inside their marked vehicle on Harry Gwala Street opposite the Langa taxi rank on Monday evening.
Police spokesperson Captain FC Van Wyk said the Consortium SA security guards, aged 24 and 31, were escorting a delivery vehicle into the area when they were shot. "On their way back, it's alleged that two unknown males shot at the white Nissan vehicle they were driving in, fatally wounding them. Nothing was taken from them; both firearms were recovered in the vehicle," said Van Wyk. The police's Provincial Serious and Violent Crimes Unit is investigating the matter. Langa Community Policing Forum chairperson Alfred Magwaca condemned the killing. Meanwhile, a Langa community activist pointed out that the guards' firearms were not stolen and commented: “This is a very strange incident. The first thing the criminals go after is the guns, but here, they left the guns inside the vehicle. Something is amiss here. It just doesn't make sense as to why the guards had to die like this.”
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Lisalee Solomons at News24 (subscription or trial registration required)
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