Mitchell’s Plain police have arrested two
people, aged 21 and 26, for the murder of a 10-year-old girl who was killed
during a shoot-out between rival gangs in Tafelsig, Mitchells Plain, on Sunday
night.
Police spokesperson Novela Potelwa said one suspect,
was arrested in Olifantshoek Street in Tafelsig, while the other was caught
with an unlicensed firearm, not far from the scene.
Premier of the Western Cape, Allan Winde, said
that the Western Cape government has recently introduced its own safety plan
which, he says, will both increase the number of law enforcement officers on
the ground, and implement violence prevention strategies with the long-term goal
of reducing the murder rate.
Community Safety MEC, Albert Fritz, commended
the Mitchell’s Plain police and Anti-Gang Unit members who responded to the
random shooting between rival gangs in Tafelsig and arrested the two suspects.
Abie Isaacs, chairperson of the Mitchells Plain
Community Police Forum, said they would gather the community to oppose bail for
the suspects.
Done By: Mitchum George
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