Late on the night of 21 March 2021, task team from Chatsworth Police Station acted swiftly on information of random shootings at Taurus Street in Shallcross.
The members together with Metro Police members proceeded to the area and kept observations and arrested three suspects on Taurus Street. Two suspects aged 42 and 43 were found in possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition. The third suspect (25) was found in possession of unlicensed ammunition.
Further investigations revealed that the serial numbers on both revolvers were erased. Both suspects will appear at the Chatsworth Magistrates’ Court soon.
The Acting Provincial Commissioner Major General Thulani Gonya praised the task team for acting swiftly resulting in the arrests of the suspects. Police will not tolerate any lawlessness in the community. Police will arrest perpetrators who commit criminal acts and place them before the Criminal Justice System. The firearms seized will be sent for ballistic testing to establish if they were used in the commission of any other offence.
