It is thought the gunman may be linked to other crimes, including taxi violence. Investigations are underway.
An alleged gunman from KwaZulu-Natal was arrested just moments after killing a meter taxi boss in Pretoria on Tuesday evening.“The members quickly rushed to the scene and noticed a man who was carrying a firearm running towards the CBD.fired shots at the police and police responded by shooting back. The suspect was shot and injured before he was arrested,”The 30-year-old alleged gunman was found with a firearm and ammunition.
A dispute between the Witwatersrand African Taxi Owners Association and Nancefield-Dube West Taxi Association’s recently resulted in almost 50 taxis being impounded.“We received security threat alerts that the two taxi associations who have been engaged in fatal attacks against each other were planning retaliations. We then worked with law enforcement agencies to work monitor disputed routes mainly around Zone 9 and Central Western Jabavu and Orlando West.
“The challenge is that the industry has been dealing with issues of conflict and they believe that killing each other is the solution.”
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