Update: Montclair woman’s killing possibly linked to taxi-related violence
A provincial police spokesperson said the Provincial Taxi Violence Task Team has been roped in to investigate the murder.
POLICE are investigating the killing of a 63-year-old Montclair woman, who was shot multiple times in the chest and head, in Boniface Avenue in Montclair on Monday afternoon, May 29.
Colonel Robert Netshiunda, a provincial police spokesperson, said Montclair police have opened an investigation for a case of murder.
He said that the woman, who is a taxi owner, was alighting from an e-hailing vehicle next to her home when she was allegedly approached by two suspects who fired shots at her.
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“She fell back into the vehicle and was declared dead at the scene. The driver of the e-hailing vehicle was not injured. The motive of the killing is unknown at this stage although taxi-related violence cannot be ruled out.
“The Provincial Taxi Violence Task Team has been roped in to investigate the murder. The suspects fled the scene in a white Toyota Corolla Quest with registration number ND 698-912. A manhunt for the suspects is underway,” he said.
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