Delft police on Wednesday (1 November) arrested three minors aged between 14 and 16 years old, as well as a 30-year-old man for the alleged murder of a 20-year-old man in The Hague, Delft.
Provincial police spokesperson Captain FC van Wyk says police were alerted of a shooting in progress in The Hague around 16:30.
“Upon arrival on the scene in Dulles Street, officers found the body of a 20-year-old man with a single gunshot wound to his head. The officers acted swiftly on information provided by the community, identifying the alleged suspects and the direction in which they had fled.”
Van Wyk says all other vehicles in the area were tasked to help with the apprehension and further information revealed that four suspects had boarded a taxi which was en route to Belhar.
“At the corner of Delft Main Road and Stellenbosch Arterial road, the taxi was forced to stop and the occupants were searched. Three suspects identified by the community as the perpetrators of the murder were arrested and upon further investigation officers confiscated a 9 mm Taurus firearm hidden in the taxi.”
The 14-year-old suspect is apparently a learner from a primary school in Delft and it is not known in which schools the two 16-year-olds are enrolled.
“The 30-year-old man was later arrested after it had been established that he could be linked to the murder. All the arrested suspects are to be charged with murder and the possession of an illegal firearm and ammunition,” he says.
Van Wyk says the station commander thanks the community for trusting the police by providing the information that led to the arrest of the alleged suspects and to the recovery of yet another illegal firearm.
“This bond of trust is appreciated by the management and staff of the Delft police. By providing responsive, efficient and effective policing in partnership with the community, police ensured that the police’s image was given a positive boost.”
The four suspects were set to appear in the Bellville Magistrate’s Court on Friday 3 November.
