WESTBURY, JOHANNESBURG – Police have identified suspects linked to a deadly shooting in Westbury, west of Johannesburg, that claimed the lives of two teenagers and left five others injured, one critically.
According to authorities, a manhunt is currently underway to apprehend the suspects believed to be behind the gang-related shooting that took place earlier today.
Gauteng Acting Police Commissioner, General Fred Kekana, confirmed that the alleged perpetrators are also teenagers and that police have managed to identify most of them.
“Those suspects who are also teenagers, as we are informed, disappeared, but we do know who they are, their parents, their addresses — three of them. The fourth one, we don’t know. The team, as we speak, is currently following them because, for obvious reasons, they didn’t go back to their houses,” said Kekana.
He added that police have video footage of the suspects, which will assist in tracking them down.
“We also have video footage of their faces when they came here and even when they left. Therefore, as soon as the teams succeed in locating them, we’ll then have to take them in and ensure that they face justice,” he said.
The incident has once again raised concerns about gang violence and youth involvement in crime in the Westbury community.
Police are urging anyone with information about the whereabouts of the suspects to contact Crime Stop at 08600 10111 or use the MySAPS App.