Two men between the ages of 22 and 23 were arrested by the Kagiso Police for being in possession of an unlicensed firearm.
Warrant Officer Solomon Sibiya, a police spokesperson says that the sector police was patrolling the area when they were stopped by a member of the public.
“He told the police that two unknown men had just pointed a firearm at him and that he would show the police where they were.”
Sibiya says they found the men a few metres from where the police were stopped by the victim.
“The police started searching the suspects. A firearm was found and the police immediately arrested the suspects.”
The suspects have appeared briefly in the Kagiso Magistrates’ Court.