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According to the police, the taxi owner and two friends were standing on the street when an unknown man approached and suddenly drew a firearm and shot at them.
The incident happen at 15:15 on Saturday.
“He shot the deceased multiple times in the head. Another victim was shot in the left upper arm and the third victim sustained a laceration on the waist,” police spokesperson Colonel Thembeka Mbele said.
Private security firm Reaction Unit South Africa said when they arrived on the scene, they found a man lying in the street, bleeding from a gunshot wound to the head.
“A second male was shot on his left arm while his employer was grazed on his hip,” the security company said in a statement.
After shooting the three men, the suspect then ran up the road and jumped into a getaway vehicle which had no license plates.
Mbele added that the taxi owner died instantly and was certified dead on the scene.
“The deceased is a taxi owner from Reservoir Hills and operates taxis in Tongaat and Pinetown.”
KwaZulu-Natal police suspect the motive to be taxi related.
The taxi owner’s body was later taken to Phoenix mortuary.
“The suspect cannot be identified as he was wearing a mask,” Mbele added.