WATCH | Hard Livings leader Rashied Staggie shot dead in street where Pagad lynched his twin brother
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Staggie, 58, was attacked while sitting in a car in the same street where his twin brother, Rashaad, was shot and burned alive by People Against Gangsterism and Drugs (Pagad) demonstrators in 1996.
(Editor's note: Sensitive readers are warned that a graphic photograph of Rashaad Staggie's lynching appears below.)
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Police at the scene also said Staggie was killed. "He couldn't have survived, that car is riddled with bullets," one officer said.
A photograph of Staggie receiving medical treatment showed him with a wound to the head. The front of his short-sleeved shirt was soaked in blood.
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The gangster was shot outside his home. "The CCTV footage from his house shows two guys approached the car and sprayed him with bullets just after 9am," said a police officer on the scene.
Photographs showed at least 11 bullet holes in the windscreen of the silver Toyota Yaris sedan and one in the bonnet.
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The police officer said the driver of the vehicle Staggie was sitting in was unscathed. "He got out of the car and ran for cover.
"You can clearly see that they were after Staggie. After the shooting, the man can be seen on the footage walking up the street."
The shooting came hours after Hard Livings leader Ballie Tips was killed with two shots to the head in Westridge, Mitchells Plain, on Thursday evening.
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Police closed London Road after Friday's shooting as detectives began combing the area for clues. The car in which Staggie was shot was moved to the side of the road.
A neighbour who witnessed the attack said Staggie's death could affect the Cape minstrels celebrations over new year.
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The man, who was washing a car a few metres away and asked not to be named, said: "The coons will be affected by this shooting.
"There are many gangsters in the minstrels. People are fighting for drug turfs. I am worried about my son growing up in this community. But generally, Salt River is quiet."
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Police spokesperson Brig Novela Potelwa said Staggie died after arriving at Groote Schuur Hospital.
"Information at the disposal of the police indicates that the deceased was sitting in his vehicle when two unknown suspects emerged, fired several shots at him and fled on foot," she said.
"Crime scene experts are currently on the scene combing for clues that could assist the murder investigation. Woodstock police have reinforced deployment in and around the Salt River area."
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Rashaad Staggie died at the hands of Pagad marchers outside his house at 20 London Road on August 4, 1996.
Marchers allegedly told paramedics: "Don't treat him, he kills our children."
A family member, who declined to be named, said on Friday: "It's painful because his twin brother was killed in the same street in the 90s."
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