MPUMALANGA. – A man (57) was shot dead early this morning outside a polling station at Boikhutso in Bosbokrand while people waited for the vote count to be completed and election results to be announced. The shooting took place at approximately 00:15.
Two unknown men allegedly opened fire on a group of people outside the polling station fence before fleeing the scene. The man was struck by several bullets to his body and was taken to a hospital by a family member, where he was declared dead on arrival.
Brigadier Donald Mdhluli, police spokesperson, confirmed that police are investigating a murder case. The motive for the shooting remains unknown and no one has been arrested yet.
This article is an automatic English translation of a Nuusflits article originally published in Afrikaans. Read the Afrikaans original.
