A 26-year-old suspect will appear in the Gqeberha Magistrates Court on Tuesday, May 3, on charges of murder and housebreaking following his arrest late Friday morning.
The Provincial Organised Crime Investigation (Gang Investigation team) was on the hunt for the suspect after a 26-year-old was fatally gunned down in Barends Street, Salt Lake on Thursday April 28, 2022. It is alleged that at about 12:00 on the mentioned date, Sherwin Russouw was found in Barends Street with a gunshot wound in his back. He died in hospital.
Police spokesperson, Col. Priscilla Naidu, said that on Friday morning, Provincial OCI and the Anti-Gang Unit members continued their search for the suspect.
“At about 11:30, as the suspect was exiting his yard in Salt Lake, he spotted the police officials and started running. A foot chase ensued and the suspect ran towards Barends Street. The suspect continued to jump over boundary walls and ignored all warnings to stop. The suspect was eventually apprehended after he broke into a house in Barends Street and hid. The owners were not at home at the time,” Naidu explained.
“The motive for the shooting is under investigation,” she said.
