By Lehlohonolo Lehana.
Two people of interest have been taken in for questioning in connection with the gruesome murder of media personality Warrick “DJ Warras” Stock.
Stock was murdered in Johannesburg’s central business district on Tuesday, 16 December 2025.
SAPS spokesperson, Athlenda Mathe says two people have been taken in for questioning.
Gauteng provincial police, led by Lieutenant General Tommy Mtombeni, acted on leads gathered over the past week and moved on the two individuals early on Monday morning, Mathe said.
“They are being questioned by our detectives and will then provide us with an update on whether they will effect the necessary arrests,” added Mathe.
This move follows a public commitment made last Friday by national police commissioner General Fannie Masemola.
Masemola was speaking during an oversight visit to the ongoing Safer Festive Season operations in Pretoria on Friday afternoon.
“A suspect has been identified – we will have the suspect arrested. He is a known suspect, he will definitely, if not today, but over the weekend, that suspect will be arrested.”
Mathe also said a suspect has been arrested for the Saulsville mass shooting where 12 people were killed.
The 32-year-old arrested on Sunday is one of three suspects linked to the heinous crime.
The suspect is expected to appear before Polokwane Magistrates Court today, 22 December 2025. He is facing charges of possession of unlicensed firearm and ammunition. He will then be transferred to Gauteng to face the full might of the law. The manhunt for the remaining two suspects is continuing.”
The gunmen entered the premises at 04:30 local time and opened fire on a group of men who were drinking. A 12-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl were among 12 killed in the attack.
In another high-profile killing, a witness in a corruption inquiry was shot dead in front of his family on 5 December just weeks after testifying against a municipal police chief. The murder of Marius Van der Merwe, 41, reignited a debate about the targeting of whistleblowers who provide information related to crime and corruption.
South Africa has one of the highest murder rates in the world, with an average of 63 people a day killed between April and September this year, according to police data.
In one of the worst mass shootings in recent years, 18 relatives were shot dead at a rural homestead in the Eastern Cape province in September 2024. The victims, who had gathered for a traditional ceremony, were age 14 to 64, and 15 were women. Several men have been arrested.