The police are still trying to identify the homeless man who was recently shot and killed in Chief Mgiyeni Khumalo Drive in White River.
A provincial police spokesperson, Colonel Donald Mdhluli, said the victim is a white male, 1.6m tall, and thin with no tattoos or visible scars on his body.

“At the time of his death, he was wearing a navy blue T-shirt with grey denim trousers, black boots and a brown belt. He had been living on the streets of White River and his next of kin has still not been found.” They are once again calling on anyone with any information to immediately contact the police.

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The body is still unclaimed in the government mortuary. The fact that the deceased had lived on the streets makes it extremely difficult to trace his family. No one seems to know his name or where he was from, as even the locals did not know anything about him, and had only seen him around town. He apparently did not mix with others.
Mdhluli said eyewitnesses of the crime told the police they had seen two men, one being the victim, engaged in a heated debate when the other drew a gun and fired a warning shot.

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The squabble continued, however, and the victim subsequently attacked the other man with a chain, which led to the fatal shot, killing him. The police were called and Emer-G-Med paramedics declared the man dead on the scene. The case against the alleged shooter has not yet been enrolled at the White River Magistrate’s Court due to a lack of evidence. The White River SAPS’s investigations continue.