A 35 year old man was shot and killed while seated in his vehicle in the parking lot of a used car spares business on Gopalall Hurbans Road in Maidstone, Tongaat on Thursday 20 May 2021.
A member of Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) was on patrol in the area at approximately 10:29 when he was flagged down by a witness reporting the shooting.
According to the man, two suspects walked up to a blue Hyundai Getz and shot the driver multiple times through his window before they fled in a white unknown vehicle.
The Reaction Officer circulated the information to the Tongaat Operations Center and requested additional backup. All available RUSA Members were deployed to the area and an extensive search was conducted for the gunmen however no arrests were made.
The taxi boss was declared deceased by Paramedics from a private ambulance service.
Several spent cartridges were recovered at the scene.
The motive of the murder is suspected to be related to taxi violence however this yet to be confirmed.
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