US EditionDJ Warras: South African DJ Shot Dead in Johannesburg
- On Tuesday, 16 December, Warrick Stock, popularly known as DJ Warras, was fatally shot in Johannesburg Central Business District near Commissioner Street and the Carlton Centre.
- Stock's business links to private security and eviction work in Johannesburg CBD placed him amid probes into law enforcement corruption and the alleged Big Five drug cartel.
- Multiple versions of the attack circulated, ranging from a three-person ambush to a single-shooter account, with reports alleging three unknown suspects approached him after parking while others credit a single gunman or vehicle, according to crime reporter Yusuf Abramjee and social media posts.
- Johannesburg police confirmed the incident and said JMPD officers were first on scene after public alerts; the South African Police Service is investigating a murder with no arrests yet as tributes pour in.
- The shooting fits a pattern of recent DJ killings in Gauteng, including DJ Sumbody and DJ Vintos, as state prosecutors allege Katiso 'KT' Molefe and the Big Five used the same high-calibre rifles across murders.
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‘Devastated and broken’: Family speaks after DJ Warras is gunned down – The Mail & Guardian
The brazen murder of Warrick Stock, popularly known as DJ Warras, has left his family “devastated, broken and struggling to imagine a world without him”. The well-known radio and television presenter was shot dead in the Johannesburg CBD on Tuesday shortly after midday. In a statement issued early on Wednesday, the Stock family said it had learned of his death “with indescribable heartbreak, deep sorrow and overwhelming shock”. “A devoted son, a…
South Africa: 'DJ Warras' Murdered in Latest Gauteng Shooting to Target Entertainment and Private Security Sector
Warrick Stock, popularly known as DJ Warras, has been murdered in a shooting in Gauteng, the latest in a string of killings in the province linked to the entertainment industry and private security. Some of the incidents are allegedly connected to the ongoing law enforcement scandal.
‘DJ Warras’ murdered in latest Gauteng shooting to target entertainment and private security sector
Warrick Stock, popularly known as DJ Warras, has been murdered in a shooting in Gauteng, the latest in a string of killings in the province linked to the entertainment industry and private security. Some of the incidents are allegedly connected to the ongoing law enforcement scandal.
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