Cape Town – Police have reportedly arrested a man in connection with the violent shooting of his alleged friend at a petrol station in Thokoza, Ekurhuleni.
Reports indicated that the suspect shot the victim three times before taking his vehicle and later sold the gun at a hostel.
A video of the incident alleged to have happened last week went viral on social media.
In the video, the two men can be seen talking while one of them is holding a firearm.
Seconds later, the shooter is seen pointing the firearm at the other man.
The two men fight for the gun. The man holding the gun shoots at the victim and he falls to the grown before the shooter walks away.
However, he turns back to the victim lying on the ground and appears to kick and fire more shots at the victim before searching the victim’s pockets.
Shooting incident that took place in the East Rand at Engen garage pic.twitter.com/0BjLMFIGZF
— CrimeInSA (@sa_crime) February 8, 2023
He then gets into the victim’s vehicle and drives off.
The suspect was allegedly identified by his mother on CCTV camera footage after members of the community took her to the scene, said Crime In SA in a tweet.
According to Ekurhuleni Thatha-Zonke Anti-crime Unit’s Phiwe Khumalo, the victim was shot in the head, chest and leg, reported IOL.
The report said the man allegedly confessed to the shooting, adding that he sold the firearm for R800 and bought drugs with the cash.
Khumalo said the victim’s family has since opened a case of attempted murder, car theft and theft of a firearm, reported IOL.
According to Gauteng police spokesperson Lieutenant-Colonel Mavela Masondo, the victim was still alive, the report said.
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Compiled by Olwethu Mpeshe
