Overview
- Four people were killed in Reiger Park on 7 August 2026 when two SAPS Anti‑Gang Unit constables responding to an earlier shooting and two women were shot dead.
- Hawks investigators have now identified and charged three suspects in the case with counts that include four counts of murder, attempted murder, robbery with aggravating circumstances, and unlawful possession of firearms.
- An intelligence-driven operation traced and arrested a 27-year-old suspect in Ekurhuleni on 20 August 2026, bringing the total charged to three and prompting public praise from Hawks leadership.
- The latest accused, named in court as Elvino Crafford, appeared in Boksburg Magistrate’s Court on 21 August and showed bruises he said were sustained during his arrest; his formal bail application was postponed to 25 August 2026.
- Police say related operations recovered firearms and in a separate 20 August shootout in Alrode three armed suspects were killed and three guns were seized, highlighting wider concerns about armed crime and weapon circulation in Gauteng.