The Citizen reports that one person was killed and two others injured after e-hailing vehicles were attacked by unknown suspects at Maponya Mall in Pimville, Soweto, on Wednesday evening.
Police spokesperson Colonel Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi reported: “According to information at hand, an e-hailing vehicle was seen stopping at the entrance when about four men approached the driver and shot at him before torching the vehicle. Another vehicle, which was nearby, was shot at, and the driver managed to flee, and his vehicle was also torched. It was later discovered that the [second] driver and another passerby sustained gunshot wounds and were taken to the hospital.” The driver who was first shot at sustained fatal injuries. A case of murder, attempted murder with two counts, and arson has been opened for further investigations. “The SAPS and JMPD are on the scene to monitor the situation which is suspected to be taxi violence related,” Nevhuhulwi said.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Faizel Patel at The Citizen
- Read too, MEC slams Soweto taxi violence as ‘senseless’ and a threat to safety, at SABC News
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