The City of Cape Town is offering a R100 000 reward for any information that will lead to the arrest and prosecution of those responsible in the murder of 14-year-old boy, Jahmiel Van Reenen from Elsies River.
Van Reenen was walking to school with his two friends on
Tuesday morning, when unknown gunmen opened fire on them.
A 15-year and 17-year-old were injured. Meanwhile a few
metres from the scene where the children were shot at, a 55-year-old man was
also shot and injured.
In a statement, MMC for safety and security, JP Smith,
alleges that van Reenen was purposefully targeted.
‘’Grantham was not involved with gangs, and had no
interest. He was a carefree, smart young boy, who had just started high-school.
He had great aspirations and had his whole life before him. In an instant, his
life was ended... He was not caught in crossfire. He was purposefully targeted.’’
‘’We visited the family last night, and I was filled with
great sadness. It cannot be that we allow our society to come to this. With our
SAPS detectives already stretched thin as they battle daily gang violence, we
are making our own internal Investigative resources directly available, to
track down these killers,’’ he added.
Meanwhile, the Elsies River held a community meeting on
Thursday night to address the issue of crime in the area and a memorial walk
will take place on Friday afternoon.
Done by: Elona Sibunzi
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