The Cape Amalgamated Taxi Association (CATA) has condemned the killing of a taxi owner by unknown men at Nomzamo Taxi Rank on Saturday 1 February.
According to police, the 48-year-old owner was gunned down by two assailants.
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Lwandle Police Station spokesperson Sgt Mthokozisi Gama said Lwandle detectives are probing the circumstances surrounding the incident. “Preliminary information suggests that possibly two unknown assailants arrived at the taxi rank and opened fire on the victim, who died on the scene. The deceased was shot in the upper body. They then fled the scene on foot,” said Gama, adding that approximately 17 cartridges were collected from the crime scene.
He said a murder docket has been opened for investigation.
Nkululeko Sityebi, CATA spokesperson, described the assailants as “heartless” individuals. He appealed to law enforcement agencies to get to the bottom of the murder.
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“As an association, we are against the attack of the people. We are appealing to whomever has information regarding the incident to come forward. We heard that two unknown men accosted the deceased and shot him several times and left the scene. We don’t know the motive. But, I can assure you that it has nothing to do with the taxi industry,” said Sityebi.
He expressed condolences to the families of the deceased.