Six other people were left injured, including actor Mortimer Williams. ECRNewsWatch Melville
Gauteng police have made a breakthrough in the investigation of the deadly shooting in Melville two years ago.On Tuesday, police announced that they found nine firearms on a farm in Kliprivier, Johannesburg.Police spokesperson, Athlenda Mathe says the owner of the farm is known to the police and should hand himself over.
"A multidisciplinary team is working tirelessly on this case to bring to book the perpetrators of this incident in a bid to provide closure to all families involved. The firearms were found buried in a shallow grave on the identified premises," she says. "The firearms were taken for ballistics testing and one of the firearms has been positively linked to the shooting that happened during the drive-by shooting in Melville. Police have since been on a manhunt to trace and track down the owner of the farm."
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