Overview
- Warrick Stock, 40, known as DJ Warras, was shot after parking near the Carlton Centre on December 16, and three assailants fled on foot, according to police.
- CCTV footage shows a short man with dreadlocks opening fire outside Zambesi House, and investigators recovered cartridge casings and other evidence at the scene.
- Gauteng police state that no suspects have been detained or arrested and have appealed for information from witnesses via Crime Stop.
- Officials have highlighted Stock’s private-security and property-related work, with a city public safety MMC calling the killing a likely targeted hit and noting prior protection orders.
- The case is being viewed against a broader pattern of Gauteng DJs targeted in shootings that prosecutors have linked in court filings to organized criminal networks and law-enforcement corruption claims.