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Man arrested following gang-related shooting


 Port Elizabeth police have arrested a 26-year old man following a gang-related shooting in the Bloemendal area.

Police spokesperson, Warrant Officer Alwin Labans, says the suspect allegedly fired 4 shots at two schoolboys, aged 17 and 18, from Bertrum High School, but no one was injured.

He says the incident occurred about 2 kilometers from ongoing protest action in Jacksonville and Timothy Valley adding that the shooting had nothing to do with the protest.

Meanwhile, Labans says a 21-year-old man was arrested for a gang related shooting in Bloemendal on Monday.

He says the alleged shooter fired eight shots at a 32-year old man who miraculously escaped unharmed.

Police are investigating cases of attempted murder.