Cape Town – The South African Police Service (SAPS) is investigating a shooting in Hout Bay that left two men dead and five others injured, in what is suspected to be a taxi violence-related crime.
According to the Provincial Serious and Violent Crime Unit and the Taxi Violence Team, the incident occurred on 21 August at approximately 20:15 on OR Tambo Road in Imizamo Yethu, Hout Bay.
The males involved in the incident were aged between 22 and 43.
Police have provided details of the shooting incident that left multiple people injured and two dead in Hout Bay.
#sapsWC Detectives attached to the Provincial Serious and Violent Crime Unit and the Taxi Violence Team are investigating a shooting incident last night 21/08 in OR Tambo Road, Imizamo Yethu, Hout Bay which claimed the lives of two adult males and the injuring of five males.… pic.twitter.com/vsARPWXhga
— SA Police Service 🇿🇦 (@SAPoliceService) August 22, 2025
“According to reports, Hout Bay SAPS members received a complaint of persons at Hout Bay Fire Department who had been shot.
“The members went there and found four victims who were treated for gunshot wounds. The victims informed the members that there were two people at the mentioned address who are presumably deceased.
“The members went to the address and found two bodies with gunshot wounds laying on the ground.
“It was later found that a fifth victim who was also injured who was transported to the hospital for medical treatment before the members arrived on the scene.
Seven suspects, aged between 19 and 31, have been arrested and are expected to appear in the Wynberg Magistrates’ Court once formally charged.
Two firearms have also been seized and will undergo ballistic testing.
Police continue to investigate the motive behind the shooting.
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Compiled by Anda Tolibadi
