Duo linked to deadly taxi-related shooting in Cape Town due in court - EWN

Two men are expected to appear in the Cape Town Magistrates Court on Monday in connection with a deadly taxi-related shooting in Epping.

Western Cape police said members linked to a taxi association were travelling along Fisher Avenue on Friday when the occupants of a minibus taxi started shooting at them.

Police spokesperson Brigadier Novela Potelwa said seven armed men reportedly got out of a minibus in Epping on Friday and opened fire, killing two taxi owners.

Detectives from the provincial Taxi Violence Unit subsequently arrested two suspects, aged 27 and 31, who now face charges of murder.

"The arrests follow a shooting incident that led to two taxi owners being killed in what is believed to be taxi conflict-related murders."

Potelwa said more arrests are expected as investigations continue.

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