Eldorado Park family demands answers after teen killed eNCA
Nathaniel's mother Bridget Harris said her son was very loving.Harris said her son showed her how to be courageous and brave."I was telling myself that if this little body is going to go through so much, let me walk the walk with him.""That's the thing that I can't understand. What did he say to be shot?The family will meet with police officers on Friday.
Residents burnt tyres and hurled rocks at the police, setting up barricades along the streets and damaging a local police station.Ipid monitoring Eldorado Park situation after teen killed "We wish to call for calm and ask Ipid to investigate the matter. They've removed the docket from the station, they are investigating it at provincial level."
Police spokeswoman Brigadier Mathapelo Peters said in a brief statement that officers had been deployed to Eldorado Park"following violent attacks by residents who are allegedly accusing police of having shot and killed a 16-year-old boy on Wednesday evening".Gauteng Community Safety MEC Faith Mazibuko is calling for calm and pleading with the community to allow the law to take its course.
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