Overview
- Gauteng police confirmed two fatalities after gunmen targeted an Audi and a Mahindra bakkie on 8th Street in Marlboro.
- The driver of the Audi and a passenger in the bakkie died at the scene, while four people from the bakkie were hospitalized with gunshot wounds.
- Two additional civilians were hurt when their car collided with the Audi during the attack, according to police.
- Investigators recovered an abandoned white BMW X5 a few kilometers away and found a dumped getaway car near the Jukskei River containing spent shells and blood stains.
- Police opened two counts of murder and five counts of attempted murder, with no arrests reported, as the community recalls Moekeletsi’s public call in September to end taxi killings.