Double murder in Steenberg ends in high-speed chase and five arrests

Steenberg double murder: 5 gang members arrested with assault rifles after car chase

Two men were shot dead in Steenberg, Cape Town, after a Military Road shooting sparked a police chase, five arrests and the seizure of two assault rifles.

Double murder in Steenberg ends in high-speed chase and five arrests

  Five alleged gang members aged between 27 and 40 have been arrested following a double murder in Military Road, Steenberg, on Tuesday, 20 October, after a high-speed police chase that ended in Kirstenhof.   The two victims, aged 23 and 37, were fatally wounded in the shooting at around 12:30, prompting a police response that soon turned into a pursuit of the alleged perpetrators.   The South African Police Service (SAPS) confirmed that officer…