GAUTENG. – A 53-year-old driver of a school transport service was shot dead this morning (Monday) in Westbury, shortly after dropping off schoolchildren.
According to Captain Tintswalo Sibeko, police spokesperson, police received a report of a shooting incident at approximately 08:10. Upon arrival, officers found the man with multiple gunshot wounds. He had just dropped off the schoolchildren and was about to park his vehicle at a residential block in Westbury when two unknown men allegedly approached him and opened fire.
Paramedics declared him dead at the scene. According to police, the suspects fled the scene in a blue Volkswagen Polo. The motive for the shooting is still unknown.
Sophiatown police have opened a murder case. No one has been arrested yet and the investigation is ongoing. Anyone with relevant information is asked to contact the police.
This article is an automatic English translation of a Nuusflits article originally published in Afrikaans. Read the Afrikaans original.
