Senior Ladysmith municipal employee fatally gunned down

The municipal staff member was deliberately targeted by at least two gunmen as he entered a busy intersection, police have confirmed.


A senior municipal employee was shot dead on Thursday morning in an ambush at the Sondela Intersection close to the Pick n Pay Complex in Ladysmith, reports Ladysmith Gazette.

Very little information has been released by police at this stage.

What is clear is that the municipal staff member was deliberately targeted by at least two gunmen as he entered the intersection.

Updates to follow as more information becomes available.

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