It has been a bloody month with 35 individuals being killed in tavern-associated violence to this point.
A taking pictures spree claimed two extra lives over the weekend.
Police spokesperson Colonel Dimakatso Sello confirmed two individuals had been fatally shot and 7 wounded at about 11pm final Friday in Ga-Rankuwa.
Sello mentioned unknown suspects driving a silver VW Polo had reportedly fired photographs randomly at patrons sitting outdoors a tavern.
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“The motive of the shooting is unknown at this stage. Police will be investigating two cases of murder and seven of attempted murder,” she mentioned.
Police mentioned yesterday one suspect had been arrested in reference to the taking pictures on the Mputlane Inn tavern in Katlehong on 8 July, when two individuals have been killed and eight wounded.
The City of Ekurhuleni confirmed on Sunday the suspect is an worker of the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department.
“The suspect is expected to appear in the Palm Ridge Magistrate’s Court on Monday. Police investigation continues regarding this matter,” she mentioned.
In incidents earlier this month, 16 individuals have been killed and 7 injured in Soweto, whereas 4 have been killed and eight wounded in Pietermaritzburg.
Then, 5 individuals have been shot useless in two separate incidents in Thembelihle casual settlement and 6 others died in an armed theft in Alexandra.
Last week, police spokesperson Colonel Nqobile Gwala confirmed 4 suspects had been arrested in reference to the Samkelisiwe Tavern taking pictures in Pietermaritzburg.
Crezane Bosch, Democratic Alliance (DA) Gauteng spokesperson for group security, mentioned: “It has change into clear these shootings usually are not essentially associated to one another.
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“The DA suspects that … a number are gang related, where gangs are trying to extort money from tavern owners as part of a protection racket,” she mentioned.
Security knowledgeable Dr Johan Burger mentioned it was unsure whether or not there was any connection between these incidents, “however, this type of shooting seems to be indicative of a new phenomenon.”
Burger mentioned intelligence constructions have been presently poor in phrases of their capabilities.
“One would hope police would investigate any connection between these incidents to determine whether they were committed by the same syndicate or other criminal organisations.”
Burger warned there was additionally the potential of copycat teams as a result of “criminals see the gaps, have plenty of weapons and don’t fear being caught..”
Professor Jaco Barkhuizen, head of the division of criminology on the University of Limpopo, mentioned after the primary bloody weekend, one would have anticipated seen policing in tavern areas.
“Not only would it prevent mass shootings but also intoxicated drivers,” he mentioned.
He questioned why police hadn’t put collectively a job pressure.
“Where is police intelligence?” he requested.
“We still don’t know the motives behind these shootings. Why aren’t the police keeping people safe? It seems there is no crime intelligence at the moment.”
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