Sboniso Norotte was sentenced to life imprisonment for murder and attempted murder on May 29 in the Benoni Regional Court.
Norotte was also sentenced for robbery with aggravating circumstances, possession of an unlicensed firearm and unlawfully discharging a firearm.
On March 22, 2014, the 25-year-old randomly fired shots in Eiselen Street, Daveyton, killing a man and injuring two other people.
Ekurhuleni Central Cluster spokesperson Lt-Col Mack Mngomezulu said Norotte was arrested shortly after the incident.
“He was released on bail and fled to the Eastern Cape, where he was rearrested in 2016,” said Mngomezulu.
Norotte was convicted on March 26.
The Ekurhuleni Central Cluster commander, Maj-Gen Poobalan Subbiah, applauded the Trio Task Team and Det Const Mthokozisi Ngwenya for their hard work on the case.
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