Man shot dead in Joburg mall



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A man has been shot and killed in a car in a Joburg shopping center.

A man has been shot and killed in a car in a Joburg shopping center.

  • The man was found dead in his car at a Westonaria shopping center.
  • Police say the motive is unknown.
  • According to a witness, the suspect believed to have shot the man left in a silver-gray vehicle.

Police are investigating the circumstances that led to the death of a man who was found shot in his car in Westonaria, west of Gauteng on Saturday.

According to ER24 spokesman Werner Vermaak, paramedics responded to the scene at a shopping center where they found the man, believed to be in his 30s, inside his vehicle with multiple gunshot wounds.

“Upon evaluation, they found that he had suffered multiple gunshot wounds. Unfortunately, there was nothing paramedics could do for him and he was pronounced dead at the scene,” Vermaak said.

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Police were also on the scene, ER24 said.

The spokesman, Captain Kay Makhubele, confirmed the incident and said the motive was unknown.

Makhubele said that according to a witness, the suspect got into a silver-gray vehicle that was parked near the victim’s car and sped off.

No arrests have been made, he added.


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