Jeffrey’s Bay man arrested for murder

Jeffrey’s Bay police have arrested a 28-year-old suspect on charges of murder, possession of a prohibited firearm, and the illegal possession of ammunition.

Spokesperson, Captain Marius McCarthy says the suspect entered the yard of a house in Ocean View on Friday where three men were standing in the backyard.

He says the suspect, who was known to them, pulled out a firearm and fired several shots.

One man was fatally wounded.

McCarthy says a search was launched and the suspect was arrested at a farmhouse in the area.

Police confiscated a 9mm pistol and ammunition.

The suspect is due to appear in the Humansdorp Magistrate’s Court on Monday.

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