Overview
- A 36-year-old, described by police as the suspected mastermind, was arrested in Westbury on Friday and is due in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court on Monday on two murder and five attempted murder charges.
- A 20-year-old arrested on Wednesday at a Diepkloof high school by the Anti-Gang Unit appeared briefly in court, with the case postponed to 6 November for further investigation; he remains in custody pending an identification parade and address verification.
- Police say the hunt continues for remaining teenage suspects and have appealed for public tips via the SAPS Crime Stop line at 08600 10111.
- The 22 October attack on Croesus Street left two teenagers dead and five injured outside a so-called “lolly lounge”; two of the injured have since been discharged from hospital.
- Authorities are probing the origins of the firearms and the role of adults who recruit youths for gang activity, a challenge compounded by community fear and reluctance to cooperate.