Cape Town – One hour. Two shootings. Three killed.
Hours later, another fatal shooting claims two more lives in townships near Muizenberg.
Wednesday’s South African taxi violence has pushed the death toll to eight in one week.
Last week, a taxi owner was shot dead outside his Muizenberg home and on the same day two others were killed at the Capricorn taxi rank.
Police spokesman Andre Traut said the first shooting was in Prince George Drive, Steenberg.
“It is alleged that at 5.55am a White Quantum was driving from Capricorn to Retreat and after the robots at Military Road, a suspect shot at the driver, who returned fire. The 38-year-old taxi driver drove to hospital where he succumbed to his wounds.
“Police found the body of a 23-year-old man in Kornet Street who is believed to be the suspect that shot at the taxi driver,” Traut said.
Traut said police also responded at 6.50am to a murder in St Patrick’s Street, Seawinds, of a 41-year-old Vrygrond resident shot twice in the head next to his Toyota Hi-Ace taxi…
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