Avian park
Worcester police probing deadly shooting in Avian Park
A 35-year-old victim was found gunned down in Avian Park this weekend.
The 29-year-old man faces a murder charge and is expected to appear in the Worcester Magistrates Court on Monday.
The teen was shot and killed on Wednesday night.
The child was sitting at the back of a truck driving in the Avian Park area when she was caught in the crossfire.
It's believed the six-year-old girl was sitting at the back of a bakkie driving in the Avian Park area when she got caught in the crossfire.
Charles Witbooi was sentenced in the Western Cape High Court late last week.
The shooting was reported in Koevoel Street on Tuesday night.
Deputy Police Minister Bongani Mkongi conducted a walkabout in the gang-ridden community of Avian Park, where he instructed police to focus on and wipe out gang kingpins.
Deputy Police Minister Bongani Mkongi says that he’s instructed police to beef up patrols and to go after gang kingpins.
The 33-year-old man is believed to be affiliated to a local gang in Avian Park.
Police say a group of community members took to the streets in protest against the ongoing gang violence plaguing the area.
The community is at the centre of a turfwar between rival gangs over drugs.
The woman turned her son over to authorities last week after he confessed to killing a rival gang member.