After a shootout on Tuesday morning in Westbury, Johannesburg, one person was killed and another was injured.
According to the police, the shootout between a group of men may have been caused by local gang activity. The victims are said to have been shot several times by four suspects who allegedly jumped out of a car as they were standing outside a store.
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One of the men was fatally wounded during the ensuing shootout. Mavela Masondo, a spokesperson for the Gauteng Police, said: “Police recovered two unlicensed firearms and more than seventy (70) rounds of ammunition soon after a man was gunned down in Westbury, in what is suspected to be related to gang violence in the area.
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“Police received information about a shootout between a group of men in Westbury. Upon arrival at the scene, police found two men with gunshot wounds. Both victims were taken to the nearest medical care centre, where one was declared dead on arrival.”