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Double murder in Tsakane

Two taxi owners were shot dead in Tsakane on Monday.

Tsakane police spokesman Captain Petros Mabuza says the deceased, aged between 28 and 39, were shot on Malandela Street in Tsakane not far from Langaville Extension Six.

He says the deceased, who are believed to be from Ramaphoza in Riegerpark, Boksburg, were inside their car when the suspects, who were inside a white Mazda Midge, opened fire and shot them.

One victim died on the scene while the other died later in hospital.

Mabuza says the deceaseds’ families suspect that the shooting is related to taxi violence, as both the men were taxi owners.

Two murder dockets were opened and a case of double murder is being investigated by the taxi violence unit.

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