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Crime scene where a passenger shot and killed a taxi driver (Mpho Raborife, News24)
Police are asking for help finding the suspects responsible for the death of a minibus taxi driver in his vehicle on Thursday.
The driver was carrying passengers from Randburg to the Johannesburg CBD at the time, News24 previously reported.
According to a witness report, a passenger apparently asked to be dropped off after a stoplight. As he was about to get out, he pulled out a pistol and shot the driver. After being shot, the driver lost control of the vehicle and the passengers jumped.
The incident was confirmed by Johannesburg Metro Police Department spokesman Xolani Fihla, who said the shooting took place along Jan Smuts between Empire Road and the M1 motorway, around 5:30 p.m.
The gunman fled the scene in a Toyota Corolla.
Police spokeswoman Captain Mavela Masondo said no arrests had yet been made.
“The police are still looking for the suspect and are appealing to anyone who may have information that can help in the investigation or help arrest the suspect to call the nearest police station or call the crime stop on 08600 10111 “Masonod said.
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