A man has been arrested on a charge of attempted murder following a shooting at a house party in Van Riebeeck Park in the early hours of Sunday morning.

According to EMPD spokesperson Chief Superintendent Kelebogile Thepa, a man sustained serious gunshot injuries during the incident and was transported to Tembisa Hospital for medical treatment.

Thepa said EMPD officers acted on information from a reliable source and traced the suspect to his residence in the Endulweni section of Thembisa, where they found him asleep.

The suspect cooperated with officers and handed over a firearm allegedly used in the shooting.

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Officers later recovered a second firearm at the scene, allegedly belonging to the victim. The firearm had reportedly been discarded among the flowers.

“Both recovered firearms are licensed,” said Thepa.

The suspect was detained at Kempton Park Police Station on a charge of attempted murder and is expected to appear in the Kempton Park Magistrate’s Court.

All relevant role-players were called to the scene, while SAPS took over the investigation.