Cape Town - Two bystanders were injured in a shooting that took place at Bellville taxi rank on Friday morning, where SAPS also arrested four men on the scene.
SAPS spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Andrè Traut confirmed that a case of attempted murder is being investigated following the incident which occurred at around 10:45.
"It is alleged that shots were exchanged between two groups of people, and in the process two males 28-years-old and 33-years-old, who were bystanders, were shot and wounded.
"Police members who were deployed to the area noticed a group of male persons standing in Voortrekker Road Bellville, and upon approaching the group, one male person produced a firearm. He was shot and wounded by police. The group made an attempt to flee, but four of the five men were arrested in possession of an unlicensed firearm."
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Traut added that men arrested will make a court appearance in Bellville on Tuesday.
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