Eagle Park and Pelican Park rocked by back-to-back shootings
Mugammad Shakur Makda was shot and killed in Eagle Park.
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Police are investigating two shootings in Eagle Park and Pelican Park within 24 hours that left two people dead, as community leaders raise alarm over a surge in violence.
Muhammad Shakur Makda, 25, was shot and killed on 14th Avenue, Eagle Park, on Wednesday, April 23, at about 7.40pm.
Sergeant Aldridge Isaacs, spokesperson for Grassy Park police, said officers found the victim lying on the ground with multiple gunshot wounds, including one to the left ear, three to the neck, two to the chest, and one to the left arm. The motive is unknown, and no suspects have been identified.
Makda’s mother, Shanaaz Makda, said she had seen her son shortly before the incident.
“I saw him about five to ten minutes before someone called me to say he was shot,” she said.
She described him as a quiet young man who mostly kept to himself and was often at home.
“He was always at home, a good boy,” she said, adding that she believed he was inside the house at the time.
“He came upstairs, his phone battery was flat, and he put it on charge. I thought he was indoors."
According to neighbours, two men allegedly walked past Makda and opened fire following what was reported as an argument. The circumstances surrounding the shooting are still under investigation.
The killing follows another shooting a day earlier. Police reported that Moegamat Uzair Kannemeyer, 24, was shot and killed on Eagle Road, Pelican Park. Officers found his body about five metres from the vehicle he had been driving. Preliminary information indicates he was on his way to visit someone on the road when the vehicle came under fire.
“He sustained multiple gunshot wounds, reportedly about 13 to the body and four to the head,” said Sergeant Isaacs. Police are investigating whether the two murders may be linked.
Sayed Ridhwaan, executive member of the Cape Town Ulama Board, in Eagle Park, expressed concern over the recent violence.
“Within the last 24 hours, our streets have been turned into battlefields. The Cape Town Ulama Board is reeling from the senseless killing of yet more young men - lives cut short by a wave of violence that is tearing the fabric of our society apart,” he said.
He added that the organisation is planning a high-level crime response meeting.
“We refuse to watch from the sidelines. We have invited Members of Parliament, civic leaders, and safety authorities to confront the scourge of gangsterism and drugs on the Cape Flats. This is not just a policy issue; it is a moral crisis. We must reclaim our communities before more mothers are left to mourn,” he said.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Sergeant Ricardo Goldsmith at 073 786 9205.