Six males and a lady in a wheelchair have been injured in a capturing on Monday afternoon on the Station Deck taxi rank.
The Metropolis of Cape City’s JP Smith says it is unclear whether or not the incident is linked to ongoing taxi-related violence.Smith says officers are additionally investigating whether or not the capturing might have been an tried hijacking gone mistaken or probably linked to the alleged extortion rackets working in Cape City.RELATED: Police on the scene after a number of victims shot at Cape City taxi rankOne of the suspected gunmen, a 31-year-old male, was arrested by a visitors officer who was on patrol within the space shortly after the incident.The officer chased the suspect from the taxi rank and apprehended him on the nook Strand Avenue and Buitenkant Avenue within the metropolis centre.The suspect was carrying a 9mm firearm, based on Smith.It is believed that the gunmen have been travelling in a white VW polo, which Smith says might have been linked to an tried taxi hijacking final week.
Somewhat bit after 12 noon we had a capturing incident on the station deck.
JP Smith, Mayoral committee member – Security and safety at Metropolis of Cape City
We had an officer who arrested a suspect who fled the scene on foot after the accident.
JP Smith, Mayoral committee member – Security and safety at Metropolis of Cape City
It is claimed that the white VW polo had actually been concerned in an tried hijacking within the CBD final week.
JP Smith, Mayoral committee member – Security and safety at Metropolis of Cape City
It isn’t clear whether or not it is a taxi battle that performed itself out to the expense of harmless bystanders or if it was an tried hijacking or whether it is extortion-related. These information will come out within the subsequent couple of days.
JP Smith, Mayoral committee member – Security and safety at Metropolis of Cape City
The Metropolis’s mayco member for transport Felicity Buy says extra police sources are wanted to handle taxi associations and taxi violence in Cape City.She says SAPS must comply with results in get the to backside of the case.
The taxi trade is understood for this form of factor and it is one thing that now we have been attempting for years to get SAPS to get a grip on.
Felicity Buy, Mayoral Committee member for Transport – Metropolis of Cape City
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