Mamelodi spaza shop owner murdered, police investigation underway
Police are investigating the fatal shooting of a 45-year-old spaza shop owner in Mamelodi East, Tshwane, following an altercation that occurred yesterday morning.
Pretoria Rekord reports that, according to police, the deceased is believed to be an Ethiopian national.
Police spokesperson Captain Johan van Dyk says officers from the Mamelodi East Police Station were dispatched to the scene around 08:00 yesterday after receiving reports of a shooting.
'Preliminary investigations indicate that an altercation between the suspect and the victim took place earlier that morning, around 06:00, outside the victim's spaza shop,' he says.
Van Dyk adds that the victim was reportedly sitting inside his white Toyota Corolla at the time of the dispute.
'During the argument, the suspect allegedly drew a firearm and fired several shots through the windscreen of the vehicle, striking the victim multiple times.'
The suspect then fled the scene.
Van Dyk says family members were informed shortly after the shooting and rushed to the scene.
'They transported the injured man to hospital using the same vehicle he had been shot in,' he adds.
However, while en route, the vehicle was stopped by Tshwane Metropolitan Police Department officers, who discovered the victim in the back seat.
'When the officers inspected the vehicle, the victim had already succumbed to his injuries.'
Crime scene experts were called to the location to process the area and gather forensic evidence, which will aid detectives in tracking down the perpetrator.
'A case of murder has been opened, and we are actively following all available leads in an effort to trace and apprehend the suspect.'
TMPD members in region 6 Mamelodi arrested 3 Somalian male nationals who were found inside a stationary vehicle with a deceased body, case is under investigation by the South African Police Services #TMPDSafety pic.twitter.com/3Q4iDLEMT6
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