[ad_1]
Port Elizabeth police are searching for unknown suspects following two murders in the Walmer district on Friday and Saturday.
The spokeswoman, Col. Priscilla Naidu, says that in the first incident, it is alleged that Luwelile Dlepu, 40, and his girlfriend were sleeping at their home in Area Q in Walmer Township on Friday night when they heard a sound in the nearby hut of his brother.
The brother was out of town and Dlepu decided to investigate.
Later, his girlfriend heard two shots and found him lying on the ground with gunshot wounds to his back and chest.
He died at the scene.
Colonel Naidu says that in the second incident that occurred on Saturday afternoon, the body of a foreign national, Hemiedi Muhamedi Naeya, 41, was found on Piggot Road.
She says that according to a witness, a white car with a man inside was parked on Fordyce Road for a long time and then two men approached from the Baakens Valley address and got into the car.
Naidu says it is alleged that shortly after, the driver jumped out of the vehicle holding his chest.
He suffered stab wounds and died at the scene.
The two suspects searched the car and when the witness yelled at them, they fled.
Police suspect the motive could be drug-related.
Anyone with information who can assist in investigations can contact the nearest police station.
