Overview
- Acting provincial commissioner Fred Kekana said three suspects were captured on Tuesday, two aged 19 and one aged 17.
- Police now count three suspects in custody over the Reiger Park drive-by that killed six and injured three, including a 23-year-old detained on Monday.
- The latest breakthrough includes arrests linked to the 22 October Westbury attack that killed two teenagers and wounded five on Croesus Street.
- The newly arrested suspects are scheduled to appear in the Sophiatown court on Thursday.
- Authorities credit coordinated work by the Anti-Gang Unit, crime intelligence and visible policing, say more named suspects are on the run, and urge stronger family and community oversight to deter youth involvement.