According to Gauteng police, a man and woman were injured in a shooting incident on the N4 Highway near Diamond Hill Toll Plaza in East Pretoria on Tuesday (26 October).
The man was declared dead at the scene and the woman was rushed to hospital. According to the Gauteng Police commissioner, the deceased was linked to the Boko Haram gang in Mamelodi.
SAPS spokesperson, Brigadier Brenda Muridili said that eyewitnesses had told the police that a black VW Polo was shot at by the occupants of a silver-grey Mercedes Benz at approximately 12:00 on Tuesday.
The driver of the Polo then lost control of the vehicle, which came to a stop near the road where the shooting took place. The driver was declared dead on the scene and the passenger was rushed to the hospital with gunshot wounds.
“Preliminary investigations on the scene identified the deceased as 35-year-old Phillip Given Mnguni. The Task Team established to investigate gang activities in Mamelodi had already linked him to several cases linked to the Boko Haram,” said Muridili.
Gauteng Police Commissioner Lieutenant-General Elias Mawela said that there have not been reports of gang-related murders in Mamelodi since the deployment of the Task Team and Visible Policing members.
“This particular deceased was the number one wanted suspect in our investigations into the Boko Haram activities that were happening in Mamelodi,” said Mawela. He added that he told the Task Team to continue profiling Mnguni and ensure that are the investigations related to the crimes he is accused of are completed.
Muridili said that the gang-related murders Task Team attended the scene and a case of murder and attempted murder have been opened. So far no arrests have been made but police are on the lookout for the silver Mercedes allegedly used by the shooters..
Sources: Sowetan LIVE, MSN
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