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The Steynsburg gunman who went on a rampage killing two people and wounding two others on Sunday, was arrested early yesterday (subs: Wed) morning.

Karoo police spokesperson Captain Erris (subs: Erris) Claassen said the 27-year-man was arrested three kilometres outside Steynsburg by Inspector Alfred Bhambatha at 6.50am yesterday (subs: Wed) after Bhambatha responded to a tip-off from the community.

Inspector Bhambatha was on his own when he found the man walking back to town along the R390.

Claassen said the man offered no resistance to his arrest and handed over the R4 rifle he had used to kill farm workers Kleinbooi Vuma, 60, and Patrick Maboza, 38, before handing himself over.

The gunman, who Claassen said could not be named until he was formally charged, used an angle grinder to break into his employer, sheep farmer Wikus Bekker's gunsafe.

After stealing an R4 rifle and ammunition from the safe he took Bekker's Isuzu bakkie and drove to Bekker's neighbouring farm Teebus Waters where he shot and killed Vuma and Maboza.

The man also shot 36-year-old Daisy Wuma in the leg.

He returned to Bekker's house on the farm Klipheuwel where he met farmer Charles Viljoen who he shot at, wounding him in the shoulder.

The man fled on foot, wearing a set of Bekker's SANDF fatigues, when police Captain TW Bartleman arrived on the scene.

Police and the SANDF launched a manhunt which continued for three days before the man was arrested yesterday.

The man would appear in the Steynsburg magistrates court tomorrow (subs: Fri) where he would be charged with two counts of murder, two of attempted murder, housebreaking and theft and the illegal possession of a firearm.

Claasen said "other charges" such as vehicle theft might be added to the list.

He said police were still collecting evidence for court.