RESIDENTS of Eldorado Park have called on Police Minister Bheki Cele to remove the police officers who gunned down 16-year-old Nathaniel Julius from the SA Police Services (SAPS).
Julius, a Down Syndrome sufferer, was killed near his home in Eldorado Park on Wednesday night by police officers.
The police officers claim he was caught in the crossfire between them and alleged gangsters.
The teenager’s family said he had run out of the house to try and find food and as he was outside, a police van pulled by and switched the emergency lights on.
The family said he allegedly got excited, and the police allegedly shot at him.
Nathaniel was then transported at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital where he later died.
President Cyril Ramaphosa said his thoughts were with the 16-year-old’s family and neighbours.
“Nathaniel Julius as a 16-year-old has been deprived of a future and his tragic death
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