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- One person has been arrested in connection with an Eldorado Park shooting.
- Two people died in the shooting, which took place on Friday.
- The area has been rocked by several mass shootings in recent months.
Police have arrested a man who was wanted in connection with a shooting that left two people dead in Eldorado Park, Johannesburg.
The 26-year-old man was arrested in Maraisburg in western Johannesburg on Tuesday. He was accused of murdering two people last week, said police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Mavela Masondo.
The man will be charged with murder and will appear in court soon, according to Masondo.
"Police officers from the Gauteng Organised Crime Tracing Unit arrested one of the men suspected to have been responsible for the killing of two people in Eldorado Park on Friday," said Masondo.
"Members of the Gauteng Anti-Gang Unit and Organised Crime Tracing Unit have been working hard to identify and ensure the swift apprehension of the suspects. The breakthrough came within four days, and the team is following all possible leads to arrest the remaining suspects."
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Eldorado Park has been rocked by several mass shootings in recent months, and residents are up in arms about the high levels of crime in the area.
In September, a group of residents camped outside the local police station to demand action from the police and local government. The local councillor said there had been at least 19 shootings, which had resulted in seven deaths.
In June, four Eldorado Park residents, including two pupils, were hit by stray bullets. The Lancea Vale Secondary School pupils, aged 18 and 19, were on their way home after school when they were shot.
In August, seven teenagers were shot when gunmen opened fire on them at a block of flats. One of the boys, Benjamin Leisegang, died in the incident.
