Gunmen fatally shot a 51-year-old Ethekwini municipal official on Thursday evening, 3 July 2025, while he was driving home to Mhlasini, KwaZulu-Natal.
Gunmen ambushed the victim, a Deputy Superintendent in the Department of Roads and Stormwater, in Redcliffe.
The Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) Operations Centre received multiple calls for assistance at approximately 18:51, reporting a shooting at the intersection of Hazelmere Drive and Quarry Road.
Victim Shot Multiple Times
RUSA officers and paramedics rushed to the scene and found the man slumped in his blue Hyundai i10.
He had been shot several times and died before first responders arrived.
Passengers Injured as Gunmen Target Driver
The gunmen shot the victim’s 32-year-old girlfriend in the buttocks and grazed his work colleague on the back while they were in the car.
The three were on their way home when three men standing by the roadside suddenly opened fire.
The passengers fled the vehicle as the attackers approached and kept shooting at the driver.
Attackers Flee, Police Recover Spent Cartridges
The gunmen fled on foot in an unknown direction. Police recovered 13 spent 9mm cartridges from the scene.
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