Public safety incident

Delft shooting on Monday evening, 16 March 2026, left two people dead near the Palm taxi rank, police told Cape {town} Etc.
According to a police statement, officers who arrived at about 8:15 ‘found a 50 year old male and an adult female who sustained multiple gunshot wounds to their bodies. Both victims were declared deceased on the scene by medical personnel.’ Sergeant Wesley Twigg delivered the statement.
The statement said the pair were driving ‘a silver Toyota Fortuner when they were approached by unknown suspects who shot them before fleeing the scene.’
Detectives have opened two counts of murder and are treating the incident as taxi related, the statement added. ‘Delft detectives are investigating two counts of murder,’ the release said.
Police appealed for assistance and urged anyone with information to contact Crime Stop on 08600 10111 or to use the MySAPS mobile application to report tips anonymously.
The statement also noted that ‘SAPS and other law enforcement agencies were deployed at taxi ranks and taxi routes in the Delft area to monitor the situation and to respond to any eventuality that may arise.’