The Provincial Commissioner, Lt Gen Liziwe Ntshinga has immediately ordered that the 72 hour activation plan be implemented for the arrests of the suspects involved in an apparent hit murder of two people and the killing of an innocent person outside the ticket offices of a bus company in Storey Street in Perridgevale yesterday afternoon, 2 April 2021.
Anti-Gang Unit members assisting SAPS Mount Road, spotted two males both with firearms running across Highfield Road. They chased after them and apprehended them in Peddie Street in Korsten. Two firearms (a revolver and a 9mm pistol) were recovered. The vehicle was reported as hijacked in Humewood earlier in the day.
The motive for the murders is unknown at this stage.
Detectives are probing the possible link to the murders. Police are appealing to anyone who witnessed the incident to contact D/W/O Neville Gouws of the Provincial Organised Crime Investigation (Gang Investigation) on 082 387 5904 or Crime Stop on 08600 10111 or their nearest police station. All information is strictly confidential.