Two men were killed and another wounded in separate shootings in the same street in Bethelsdorp, within 24 hours.
Both shootings happened in Vellozia Road, the first leaving Lee Jacobs, 34, dead at 7.15pm on Thursday. Police spokesperson Col Priscilla Naidu said Jacobs had stopped his car in the street to fix a tyre puncture.
Two people had helped direct the traffic, when “several shots were fired in the direction of Jacobs”, Naidu said.
Jacobs was killed and a man who was assisting with the traffic was struck in the leg.
At 9am on Friday, Caslyn Visagie, 22, was shot dead when he was standing in the street with friends.
Two suspects in a taxi had then started shooting at the group, Naidu said.
Visagie ran into a house, where he was followed and shot dead.