CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Joel Booysen, the son of alleged Sexy Boys gang boss Jerome “Donkie” Booysen, survived a shooting attack in Cape Town that authorities and local media linked to ongoing tensions surrounding organized crime and gang-related violence in the Western Cape.
According to reports, Joel Booysen was shot shortly after exiting his vehicle in Green Point during what investigators believed may have been a targeted attack. Media outlets reported that the shooting marked at least the second known attempt on his life within the same year.
Sources cited by South African media indicated that Booysen survived because the vehicle involved in one earlier incident was reportedly armored. Family members and associates allegedly claimed they knew who was responsible for the attacks, though authorities did not publicly confirm those allegations.
The incident unfolded amid heightened concern over escalating gang violence and organized crime activity in Cape Town, where multiple shootings involving alleged underworld figures have been reported in recent years.
Additional reports later connected the Booysen family name to further violent incidents involving alleged criminal rivals and targeted attacks on family members traveling in armored vehicles across the Western Cape.
Authorities have continued investigating the shootings and possible links to broader underworld conflicts operating within Cape Town and surrounding areas. No further official updates regarding arrests or prosecutions directly connected to the Joel Booysen shooting were immediately available.
