The Provincial Gang Investigation Unit in Port Elizabeth have arrested two gang affiliates following Sunday morning’s fatal shooting incident at the Beachfront.
Police Spokesperson Colonel Priscilla Naidu says the team worked tirelessly following the incident which took place just after 2 am outside McDonald’s in Humewood.
Police Spokesperson Colonel Priscilla Naidu says the 27-year-old Marvin Draghoender from the G-Stars gang sustained gunshot wounds to his chest and arm and died in the late morning.
Naidu said a 16-year-old teenage girl who got shot in the head, after being caught in the crossfire is still in ICU.
A third person who was assaulted with a beer bottle was treated in Hospital and has since been sent home.
The two suspects aged 23 and 30 who are affiliated with the Vampires Gang were arrested in Bethelsdorp.
They will appear in court on Tuesday on a charge of murder and two of attempted murder.
An argument broke out between two groups in front of McDonald's at the beachfront shortly after 2 am, which ended up in a physical brawl.
Naidu says it was at this point that one of the men started firing shots.
Some people commenting on social media who said they knew Draghoender denied that he was affilaited to any gang.
The Acting Cluster Commander for Mount Road, Brigadier Keith Meyer has commended the members of the Unit for their persistence and dedication and vowed to hunt down these criminals to face the full brunt of the law.
He says they are committed to ensuring the safety of residents from the city.
