Mitchells Plain man shot dead, swift response nets suspect

South African Police Service

Mitchells Plain man shot dead, swift response nets suspect
Mitchells Plain man shot dead, swift response nets suspect

Moments after a shooting incident in Parsifal Crescent, Eastridge, Mitchell’s Plain, where a 47-year-old male was shot and fatally wounded, members of Mitchell’s Plain police arrested a 30-year-old suspect on charges of murder and the possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition.

The members received information about a suspect who was involved in the shooting incident and a description was given.

They followed up the information and saw the suspect fitting the description and apprehended the suspect.

He was searched and a firearm with ammunition was found in possession of the suspect.

Once charged, the suspect will appear in the Mitchells Plain Magistrate’s Court on the mentioned charges.

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SOURCESouth African Police Service