Gang-related violence escalates in Parow with daylight shooting
Police said they were called to the scene just before 08:00, where they found the victim inside a car with gunshot wounds. He was declared dead on the scene by paramedics. The shooters fled in an undisclosed direction and remain at large.
The killing is believed to be gang-related, adding to a surge of violence that has rattled the Northern Suburbs.
In videos and pictures circulating on social media, a silver VW Polo seemed to have slammed into a robot, while a clear bullet hole on the driver side door can be seen. The passenger window is also broken, from what seems to be a bullet piercing.
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