A 48-year-old suspect has been arrested in connection with an alleged drive-by shooting in Impala Road, Verwoerdpark on Sunday evening.
A 48-YEAR-old suspect has been arrested in connection with an alleged drive-by shooting in Impala Road, Verwoerdpark on Sunday evening.
Kimberley Boys’ High School matric pupil Amogelang Assegai, 19, was killed during the alleged incident and his body was found lying in the street outside his house.
Neighbours indicated that they heard a single gunshot being fired at the time of the incident.
Kimberley police spokesperson Captain Tessa Jansen said the police attended to a complaint of an alleged drive-by shooting in Impala Street in Verwoerdpark on October 23 at around 8pm.
“On arrival, they found a 19-year-old male lying in the street. The paramedics declared the teenager dead on the scene,” said Jansen.
She added that the police initially opened an inquiry docket as they were not able to identify the cause of death as they could not see any wounds on the body.
“The police opened an inquiry docket to perform a post-mortem to determine the cause of death. The charge was changed to murder on Monday, October 24 and upon further investigation, the investigating officer arrested a 48-year-old man. The suspect will appear in the Kimberley Magistrate’s Court soon,” Jansen said.
