A top Cape Town lawyer was shot dead outside private school Reddam in Green Point while dropping his children off on Tuesday morning.

Advocate Pete Mihalik was well known for representing a number of high profile gang leaders.

Unconfirmed reports said his son was also injured in the shooting.

Police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Andre Traut said police would release a statement shortly.

Mihalik was also part of murder-accused Jason Rohde's initial defence team. 

Earlier this year, according to News24, former property mogul Rohde has terminated the services of almost every member of the team representing him in his Western Cape High Court murder trial.

Rohde, who is accused of murdering his wife Susan, has instead held onto only one advocate, one attorney and expert witnesses.

"The financial means of Mr Rohde are of such a nature that there has been an election to limit the costs to that of one counsel and the costs of experts," advocate Pete Mihalik said in court on Wednesday when he announced the withdrawal of most of the defence team.

The instruction to terminate services was received on February 14.

His defence team was initially made up of advocate Graham Van der Spuy, Mihalik, advocate Ross McKernan, attorney Daniel Witz and attorney Stacey Webb.

African News Agency (ANA)