DJ Warras: Herman Mashaba says murder was an attack on South Africans fighting crime in Joburg CBD
DJ Warras was shot and killed in Johannesburg.
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ActionSA president Herman Mashaba has condemned the murder of DJ Warras, describing it as a brutal attack on those who stand up against crime in Johannesburg’s inner city.
On Tuesday, IOL reported that police investigating the killing of Warrick Stock, popularly known as DJ Warras, say the primary suspect is a short man with dreadlocks. Video footage shows him approaching Warras as he was leaving Zambesi House in Johannesburg’s CBD and opening fire shortly after noon on Tuesday, December 16, before attempting to flee.
According to Gauteng acting provincial commissioner, Major General Fred Kekana, the assailant also left cartridges at the scene.
The shooting, which took place opposite the Carlton Centre, was not a drive-by attack.
Kekana said video footage shows the assailant sitting near Warras’ car and another suspect, who was dressed in a security uniform. Police are actively tracing the suspects and the murder weapon.
In a statement following the brutal murder, Mashaba said reports indicated that DJ Warras was “actively involved in tackling the rampant criminality across hijacked buildings in Johannesburg’s CBD at the time of his murder”.
Mashaba said those responsible had shown “no regard for human life”, adding that the killers had “declared war on law-abiding South Africans, particularly those who stand up against crime and work to reclaim our communities from these destructive elements”.
He warned that the killing would not deter efforts to reclaim the city, saying: “If the thugs behind his assassination believe they have stopped the fight to reclaim Johannesburg’s inner city, they are gravely mistaken.”
“All they have done is make it clear to patriotic, law-abiding citizens that we must step up and fight back,” Mashaba said.
Mashaba reiterated ActionSA’s stance on leadership in Johannesburg, saying: “Now, more than ever, Johannesburg needs a tough, no-nonsense leader to do the hard work of reclaiming our city from illegal foreigners, drug dealers and criminals who have no respect for the law and who operate with near impunity.”
He extended condolences to the slain DJ’s family and friends, saying ActionSA “extends its deepest condolences and strength” during what he described as a devastating time.
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