A deadly taking pictures at a buying centre in Philippi East has claimed the lifetime of native rugby participant Dale Jansen on Monday, 28 April 2025.
FATAL SHOOTING
Based on a SAPS media assertion, Philippi East police responded to a taking pictures criticism on Monday. Upon arrival, they discovered the physique of a Jansen who sustained a number of gunshot wounds. Medical personnel declared him useless on the scene.
The motive for the taking pictures is believed to be an argument, although no additional particulars have been launched. Police have opened an inquest for additional investigation.
LOCAL RUGBY PLAYER
Jansen’s rugby membership, Younger Wesley’s RFC, confirmed the identification of the deceased in an announcement launched on Fb on the identical day. They expressed deep sorrow over the lack of one in every of their gamers, simply weeks after he misplaced his mom.
“It’s with large unhappiness as we announce the premature passing of one in every of our personal, an superior participant, Dale Jansen. He died a tragic demise in the present day. It nonetheless appears unreal. Phrases fail us as we convey our deepest sympathy and honest condolences to the Jansen household so shortly after his beloved mom.”
Police have requested the general public to come back ahead with any info that might help the investigation.
SECURITY ESCORTS SHOT DEAD IN PHILIPPI
Cape City continues to reel from gun violence after two armed safety guards had been shot and killed throughout a sewer restore operation in Philippi. The incident, as beforehand reported by The South African, unfolded in Phola Park on Tuesday, 22 April 2025, when metropolis employees and their safety escort got here underneath assault close to a rest room block.
4 armed suspects ambushed the scene, two approached the town car whereas the opposite two moved towards the bathrooms. Gunfire erupted, killing the guards on web site. The Metropolis of Cape City linked the assault to suspected extortionists focusing on public infrastructure tasks. The taking pictures kinds a part of a disturbing pattern of violence in Cape City.
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