Westbury

A 14-year-old boy was one of two people who died in a spate of shootings in Westbury, Johannesburg, in what community members believe is retaliation attacks ...

If they don't trust my police officers they can call the provincial office, where there is an anti-gang unit,” Ndebele said. I wish I had a choice and means to move somewhere because this is not how life is supposed to be.” . “We've been unable to leave our homes since Thursday because bullets are flying everywhere.

Residents say there have been shootings almost every day and want more police deployed.

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The community of Westbury has been struck with violence as 9 people have reportedly been shot and one killed in the last 24 hours.

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Keenan Ebrahim was shot dead in an apparent hit while driving in Constantia Kloof. The 38-year-old was alleged to have been the leader of the Fast Guns gang.

Keenan Ebrahim was shot dead in an apparent hit while driving in Constantia Kloof. Its workers were later able to return with police and Johannesburg metro police escorts. This comes in the wake of an alleged gang leader's murder last week on Thursday.

The shootings are understood to be gang-related following the gunning down of a suspected gang leader last Thursday. Sophiatown Station Commander, Bonginkosi ...

Even your gate, even if it’s open like that you find something to close it so that it looks like no one is home,” a resident explains. Ndebele adds, “We are following information on what is happening. So far we have one arrest.

Gauteng police said 11 people had been shot and wounded and two killed in Westbury since Friday night. · The latest shooting occurred on Monday when an 18-year- ...

"After the death of Keenan, I think you can see how fearful people have become in the community. "We stay in fear because the police have failed us. We are getting robbed of our freedom. "They [criminals] have no remorse and they have no fear and care who is around. I witnessed an incident where police searched people and took guns from the guys, and they let them go. Why don’t they call in the army?"

The police say six separate shooting incidents were reported in the area since Friday night. Sophiatown police station commander, Alfred Ndebele confirmed ...

“A plea is made to the community of Westbury and surrounding areas to please work together with the police in ensuring that the perpetrators are arrested," he adds. "The police are following up on any information received and one suspect has since been arrested for a case of attempted murder,” says Mawela. Ndebele says the sale of drugs also plays a significant role in the unrest in the community.

This latest spate of violence comes fresh on the murder of the alleged “notorious Fast Guns leader” Keenan Sheldon Ebrahim last week, Thursday, 23 February 2023 ...

A woman told ENCA their lives are in danger, and they fear for their children. ALSO READ:

Two were killed. The attackers were retaliating after last week's killing of alleged Fast Guns gang leader Keenan Ebrahim, who died in a hail of bullets while ...

All these shootings happened with zero regard for bystanders who may be caught in the crossfire. Two were killed. The attackers were retaliating after last week’s killing of alleged Fast Guns gang leader Keenan Ebrahim, who died in a hail of bullets while driving down a busy road in Roodepoort.

A Westbury woman stared death in the eyes when she had a gun pointed at her head by gunmen in the area on Saturday night. A brief distraction forced the ...

Fear lingers in Westbury, south of Johannesburg, as members of the community try to grapple with a weekend of gang-related shootings that have left two ...

But we are disrupting them, we are there patrolling. The Varados and the Fast Guns are the two gangs fighting over drug territory. Even those who are arrested, what they do is they recruit others while they are inside.