Alleged gangster killed at court

A SUSPECT in the plot of a hit on a gang boss outside the Brackenfell SAPS earlier this year was shot dead inside Wynberg Magistrates Court on Tuesday. 

Dramatic scenes unfolded in the court building as bang mense scrambled to find a safe place to hide as word spread that a shooter was on the loose in the government gebou. 

According to an eye witness, he watched as the gunman boldly removed a glock pistol from his sling bag and fire four skote in the head of his target. 

The Daily Voice source said he was left traumatised after seeing the victim fall to the ground as panic spread across the courtroom building. 

He says: "I was leaving Regional B and walking towards the staircase when the killer arrived. He was a black guy wearing a maroon t-shirt and black beanie.

"It was so brazen he just took out the glock from his sling bag and fired four kop skote and the guy collapsed on the bankie and died on the spot. The killer ran away and I have no idea who the victim is. The cops were all over blocking the entrances and apparently got two guys." 

Police spokesperson, Sergeant Wesley Twigg, confirmed the incident.

He reports: "Wynberg police registered a murder case for investigation following a shooting incident at court in Church Road, Wynberg on Tuesday, 8 April 2025.

"The victim sustained gunshot wounds to his body and was declared deceased on the scene by medical personnel. The motive for the attack forms part of the police investigation and arrests are yet to be made.’ 

Shortly after the shooting rumours arose that the victim was allegedly a State witness. 

However, National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) spokesperson, Eric Ntabazalila, says: "The NPA has been advised that the deceased who passed away following a shooting inside the Wynberg Magistrates Court building was an accused who appeared in Court D."

According to another Daily Voice source, the man has been identified as a member of the Junky Funky Kidz gang and a person of interest in the murder of Ashley "Essie" Phillips. 

The 42-year-old man, who was outed as the leader of the same gang, was killed outside Brackenfell SAPS in January this year. 

It is understood that at the time of his death, Phillips had visited the police station where he was required to sign in line with his bail conditions.