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Drive by shooting: Metro policeman gunned down, Verulam

Reaction Unit South Africa

An off duty Metro Policeman/Taxi boss was killed in a drive by shooting on the R102 between the Canelands and Verulam intersection on Monday 3 February 2020.

At approximately 16:42 the Reaction Unit South Africa Verulam Operations Center received multiple calls from the public reporting shots being fired at a blue Toyota Corolla. On arrival Reaction Officers found the vehicle in the center median. The driver was found slumped over the passenger seat. He sustained multiple gunshot wounds and died at the scene.

According to witnesses the deceased was travelling on the south bound lane when the occupants of a white VW Golf 1 opened fire on his vehicle. His vehicle was shot multiple times. A firearm belonging to the deceased was found on the floor of his vehicle.

The motive for the shooting has not been established at this stage.

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