Persistent efforts by the SAPS to rid the street of illegal firearms, have once again paid off when a wanted suspect in an attempted murder case was found in possession of a firearm and ammunition.
On Tuesday morning, Malmesbury Crime Prevention Unit members responded to information about a wanted suspect who was in hiding and as such evaded arrest after perpetrating an attempted murder during the weekend where a victim sustained a gunshot wound.
The information led the members to the hiding place of the suspect in Anemone Street in Wesbank, Malmesbury where they found and apprehended the 22-year-old suspect. When the members searched the suspect and the premises, they found a .38 special revolver and four rounds of ammunition. Further investigation revealed that the suspect stole the firearm during a burglary.
The suspect will appear in the Malmesbury Magistrates’ court on charges of possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition and attempted murder, once charged.