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.