He wasn’t meant to die that night. Footage released by police now shows a man with dreadlocks believed to be the shooter in DJ Warras’s killing, shedding new light on the final moments before tragedy struck. What the cameras don’t show is the aftermath — three young children waking up without a dad, and a family left shattered, searching for justice as each new detail deepens the heartbreak.

DJ Warras—real name Warren Richardson, 35—a beloved Johannesburg radio host and father of three, was gunned down outside his Sandton home on December 10, 2025, in what police call a “targeted hit.” The CCTV, released December 17 by Gauteng Police, captures a dreadlocked suspect in a black hoodie approaching Warras’s Mercedes at 11:45 p.m., firing multiple shots through the window before fleeing on foot. Warras, returning from a late-night gig, died at the scene from gunshot wounds to the chest and head.

The footage has ignited outrage and grief. Warras’s wife, Thandi Richardson, 33, told Sowetan: “He should have come back home to his children—our babies asked ‘Where’s Daddy?’ this morning.” The couple’s kids—ages 8, 5, and 2—now face a fatherless Christmas. Friends describe Warras as “a gentle giant,” his YFM show a staple for urban youth.

Police confirm the dreadlocked man as prime suspect “Person of Interest #1,” with ballistics linking the 9mm to gang activity. “This was professional—planned,” Commissioner Fannie Masemola said. No arrests, but raids in Alexandra yielded leads.

Tributes flood: #JusticeForWarras trending (800k posts), AKA posting: “Warras was family—rest easy king.” A GoFundMe for the kids hit R500,000.

As CCTV freezes the dreadlocked shadow, questions burn: motive? Accomplices? Warras’s light dims, but his family’s fight ignites.