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By News24 Wire

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Teenage boy gunned down at Cape Town petrol station

A 34-year-old man has been arrested and is expected to appear in the Somerset West Magistrate's Court on murder charges on Wednesday.


A teenage boy has been shot and killed in Macassar in Cape Town.

The shooting took place at a petrol station, reportedly on Links Street, following an argument.

Western Cape police spokesperson Noloyiso Rwexana said officers were “on the scene at a petrol station in Macassar” where the boy “was shot and fatally wounded after an argument”.

A 34-year-old man had been arrested, Rwexana added.

He is expected to appear in the Somerset West Magistrate’s Court on murder charges on Wednesday.

This is a developing story. More information to follow.

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