Crime

Pinehaven road rage incident leaves one dead, another injured

A man was shot and killed near the N14 highway in Pinehaven on Sunday.

A 31-year-old man was shot and killed while another man was injured at the Pinehaven intersection crossing near the N14 highway on Sunday, June 11.

Police spokesperson Dimakatso Nevhululwi said this was a result of an alleged road rage incident.

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“A man (31) was shot dead while another man (29) was injured after they were shot by another driver.

It is reported that the shooting was a result of road rage that occurred at the crossing on the evening of June 11,” Nevhuhulwi said.

The spokesperson added that a 44-year-old man who is the alleged perpetrator of the crime has been arrested and his firearm was confiscated and would be sent for ballistics testing.

The man is expected to appear in the Krugersdorp Magistrate’s Court soon.

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Clinton Botha

For more than 4 and a half years, Clinton Botha was a journalist at Roodepoort Record. His articles were regularly published in the Northside Chronicle now known as the Roodepoort Northsider. Clinton is also the editor of Randfontein Herald since July 2020. As a sports fanatic he wormed his way into various "beats - as the media would know it - and admits openly that his big love always have something to do with a scoreboard, crowds and usually a ball that hops.
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