Two suspects between the ages of 22 and 29 were arrested by police for murder, possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition on Saturday on corner Rissik and Plein Street at 17:30.
It is alleged that the suspects shot and killed a 34-year-old taxi driver at corner Bree and Loveday Street. The suspects were walking when they had an argument with a taxi driver who stopped his taxi and approached them.
It was at this point that one of the suspects reached for his gun and shot the taxi driver twice in the upper body. Paramedics certified him dead on the scene.
“Police were busy with their routine crime prevention duties when they heard two gun shots and quickly rushed to the direction of the sound. They saw a male victim lying in a pool of blood.
“Community members then gave the officers a clear description of the clothes the suspects were wearing. They followed this lead until they pounced on the suspects who were in possession of a firearm with live rounds and two spent cartridges”, explained Captain Xoli Mbele.
An investigation is currently under way and the suspects will appear soon in the Johannesburg Magistrate Court.
Johannesburg District Commander Major General Masha commended the swift response made by the police in arresting the suspects and also thanked the community members for giving police accurate information.
