It’s understood that a group of unknown suspects attempted to hijack a scholar transport vehicle, which was fetching pupils from the school at around 2pm and that the man was shot after he tried to intervene.
The incident took place outside the Faranani Primary School in Protea Glen, Soweto, on Tuesday.The Basic Education Department said that the incident happened just outside the school’s main gate, in full view of children and staff.
"We wish to express our deepest condolences to the family and the school community. As a department, we have committed to dispatching our psycho-social team to the school to provide necessary counselling and support."Police are searching for the attackers.
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