Three suspects aged between 27 and 42 are in custody after they were arrested for attempted murder. Amajuba Cluster police officers swiftly reacted to a shooting when a taxi owner was shot and injured.
Police arrested the suspects and seized a firearm as well as the getaway vehicle.
It is alleged that on 18 December 2019, at 15:15, a 40 year old taxi owner was on Iscor Road in Newcastle when five unknown men opened fire at his vehicle and drove off. He sustained multiple gunshot wounds and was taken to hospital for medical attention.
A case of attempted murder was opened at the Newcastle police station and the docket was transferred to the Provincial Taxi Task Team for investigation. The arrested suspects will be charged for attempted murder and illegal possession of firearm.
They will appear in the Newcastle Magistrates Court soon.
The KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Khombinkosi Jula said, “We are concerned with the level of violence directed at those in the taxi industry by people who are driven by greed. We remain determined to root out criminal elements within the taxi industry and there will be no mercy for those who terrorize the citizens of this country.”
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