Gauteng police have launched a manhunt for two suspects after a 53-year-old scholar transport driver was shot dead in Westbury, Johannesburg, on Monday.
Police said the driver had completed a school drop-off and was preparing to park near a block of flats when two men approached him. He was shot several times and died at the scene.
The suspects fled in a blue Volkswagen Polo, according to preliminary information released by police. No arrests had been announced by Monday evening and the motive for the killing remained unknown.
Sophiatown police have opened a murder case. Investigators are searching for the two men and the vehicle described in the initial report.
The victim’s name had not been released publicly by the time of publication. EBNewsDaily is withholding identifying details pending formal notification processes.
eNCA reported the shooting on Monday afternoon, while EWN’s evening news roundup also carried the police account of the manhunt and the vehicle allegedly used by the suspects.
The case remains under investigation. Police had not released descriptions of the two suspects beyond confirming that they were men.
