In a joint effort by Crime Intelligence, the Tactical Response Team and SAPS Jeffreys Bay police members, a 28 year-old murder suspect is in jail after a murder took place yesterday, , 23 February.
The SAPS says it is alleged that at about 10am, the suspect entered the yard of a house in Ocean View in Jeffrey’s Bay where the victim and two men were standing at the back of the house engaged in a conversation.
. The suspect who is known to them, pulled out a firearm and pointed it at the victim.
As they ran, shots were fired, hitting the deceased.
Immediately, a search was launched for the suspect and at about 1. 2 pm0, he was arrested at a farmhouse in the area. A 9mm pistol with rounds were also confiscated.
The suspect is due to appear before the Humansdorp magistrate court on Monday, 26 February 2024 on a charge of murder, possession of a prohibited firearm and illegal possession of ammunition.
Th SAPS says it is alleged that at about 10am, the suspect entered the yard of a house in Ocean View in Jeffrey’s Bay where the victim and two men were standing at the back of the house engaged in a conversation
. The suspect who is known to them, pulled out a firearm and pointed it at the victim.
As they ran, shots were fired, hitting the deceased.
Immediately, a search was launched for the suspect and at about 1. 2 pm0, he was arrested at a farmhouse in the area. A 9mm pistol with rounds were also confiscated.
The suspect is due to appear before the Humansdorp magistrate court on Monday, 26 February 2024 on a charge of murder, possession of a prohibited firearm and illegal possession of ammunition. – edited
