Candles lit up the night in Bonteheuwel, where about 50 people gathered for a memorial on Thursday for a father and son shot and killed while walking from a nearby shop.

Mogamat Johnson, 31, was shot dead in Bonteheuwel Avenue on Wednesday night.

According to the police, Johnson was walking from a nearby shop at 19:15, carrying his child, when a car stopped next to them.

A memorial took place outside the Johnson home in Swartysterhout Street on Thursday night where the victims' family paid tribute to their loved ones.

Community Safety MEC Albert Fritz Minister Fritz said a spike in gang-related shootings had been reported in Bonteheuwel, Manenberg, Lentegeur, Beacon Valley, Lavender Hill and other areas since the weekend.