Cape Town - Cape Town police have confirmed that a man was shot dead outside the Khayelitsha Magistrate's Court on Wednesday.
Police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Andrè Traut said the incident happened at around 9.20 am.
He would not be drawn on the identity of the victim or say whether he was a gangster.
Police crime scene markers at the spot where a man was shot dead by an unknown gunman outside the Khayelitsha Magistrate's Court on Wednesday. Two other people were wounded in the incident. Picture: Phando Jikelo/African News Agency (ANA)
"It is alleged that two other persons were injured during the incident and had left the scene to seek medical assistance. The unknown suspect fled and is yet to be arrested", he said.
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