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Hawks Kill Three in Crystal Park Shootout as Eldorado Park Mass-Shooting Suspects Face Court

Police report ongoing searches for suspects after coordinated operations across Johannesburg plus KwaZulu-Natal.

Overview

  • Two 23-year-old men were arrested over the Eldorado Park mass shooting that killed two and injured six, with charges of two murders and six attempted murders.
  • The pair were set to appear in the Lenasia Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday as police continue to search for additional suspects linked to the attack at a social gathering.
  • In Crystal Park, Hawks Toms officers pursued a hijacking crew, exchanged fire, and fatally wounded three suspects while rescuing the victim unharmed.
  • Investigators recovered two firearms and some of the victim’s belongings from the suspects’ vehicle after the chase.
  • Separately, Tshwane police arrested five men after a Brooklyn jewellery-store robbery and hijacked getaway, with a security officer and three suspects wounded, while in Berea, KZN, a man was shot dead after allegedly attacking a police officer.