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The Citizen reports that the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) has arrested suspects accused of murdering an officer.
JMPD’s tactical response unit (TRU) arrested five suspects in Alexandra on Saturday, just over a week after the shooting incident in an adjacent suburb. Officer Judith Makwela was shot dead outside her home in River Park on the afternoon of 7 March. Makwela’s son and a bystander were also injured in the shooting. Authorities raided a home in Riverside on Saturday, with a suspect there giving officers additional information that led to the arrest of the others. In total, four men and one woman were apprehended and detained at Alexandra police station on charges of murder and possession of unlicenced firearms. Police confiscated two firearms, multiple rounds of ammunition, an air gun and two firearms from the suspects. “The swift and decisive action of our TRU in apprehending these suspects demonstrates our unwavering commitment to ensuring justice for Officer Makwela and her family,” said JMPD Chief of Police Patrick Jaca. On the morning of the arrests, JMPD units and officials held a parade and a memorial service for the slain officer at the Marlboro Community Centre.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Jarryd Westerdale at The Citizen
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