North residents discover lifeless body in park
“The circumstances around his death remain subject to police investigation.”
Ga-Rankuwa residents discovered the lifeless body of a man in a park in zone 1 in the early hours of Thursday morning.
Residents called police around 06:30 after discovering the remains in the park.
Ga-Rankuwa police spokesperson Captain Matthews Nkoadi said the police received a complaint of a lifeless body of a middle-aged man in an open field in Ga-Rankuwa on Thursday.
Preliminary investigations showed the man had what police believed to be a gunshot wound in his upper body.
“In his possession was a school bag with a black jersey inside and he was wearing hand gloves.
“The circumstances around his death remain subject to police investigation,” said Nkoadi.
Police have opened a case of murder and investigations are underway.
Ga-Rankuwa police appealed to anyone who might have information about the incident to contact the Crime Stop number at 08600-10111 or via the MySAPS app.
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