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Gauteng Anti-Gang Unit Nabs Three More in Westbury and Reiger Park Mass Shootings

Police frame the shootings as rival-gang violence, with a manhunt ongoing.

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.