KwaZulu Natal (Tea Estate): A resident of Tea Este was shot and killed while consuming alcohol with friends on Spring Road in Tea Estate- KZN on Tuesday.
Members of Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) were called out to the scene at approximately 16:44. On arrival, Reaction Officers were led into a bush where the body of a man with multiple gunshot wounds was located. He showed no signs of life and was declared deceased.
According to witnesses, the deceased was consuming alcohol with friends under a tree. A white vehicle (make, model & registration unknown) with four (4) occupants stopped across the road. The driver exited the car and approached the group.
The deceased fled into the bush when he noticed the man. The suspect pursued the victim and shot him multiple times. He, after that, fled. The friends were not injured.
The motive for the murder has not been established. Residents are assuming different perspectives, but nothing is clear so far, and the RUSA and SAPS Police have made no official statement.
One of the residents said, “Sounds like he knew his killers; maybe they have history known to them the way I read this story. Friends were not shot or injured.”
Most of the residents assume that the victim knows his killer as he runs to the bush to save himself, but unfortunately, he still dies.
“The Deceased Fled Into The Bush When He Noticed The Man. ” It sounds like the deceased knew his killer and that They Were Looking For Him,” said one of the other residents.
Residents are also sending condolence messages to the family and friends of the victims. As per the SAPS, police officers assume he might know his killers, and they were his friends, and it might be possible that they were his friends.