Shallcross is a suburb of Durban, South Africa.

Shallcross experienced intermittent gang violence from 2019 to 2021.

[2] In January 2021 Yaganathan “Teddy Bear Mafia” Pillay became the 8th victim in an ongoing turf war over drug distribution and sales.

[3] A relative of Pillay alleged that the police had failed to arrest any of the killers, and may have been bribed.

[4] In one of several drive-by shootings following these murders, a 52 year old man died on 8 March in Taurus street.