One dead in gang-related shooting outside Cape Town mosque

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A gang-related shooting outside a mosque in Athlone, Cape Town, on Friday afternoon left one person dead and another injured.

Police confirmed that a 38-year-old man was killed in Bokmakierie Street in Athlone at about 2pm on Friday.

The shooting is believed to be gang-related, and the deceased man was allegedly a well-known drug merchant who lived near the Masjied Khaleel mosque. A member of the mosque's leadership, who asked not to be named, said that the congregation was praying when the shooting happened.

 

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