Man found dead after being shot & strangled, Bedfordview
15 July 2017 | From Arrive Alive
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A man believed to be in his 50's was found dead in a vehicle on the corner of van Buuren and van der Linde road in Bedfordview late last night.
At approximately 23h20, ER24 paramedics found the man in the front seat of the car with the driver window rolled down. The back windows of the vehicle were broken.
The man was unresponsive and sustained a gunshot wound to his chest. It also appeared that the man was strangled.
There was nothing paramedics could to to save the patient and he was declared dead on the scene.
No form of identification was found and local authorities will conduct an investigation.
Annine Siddall
ER24 Spokesperson
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Emergency services responded to the scene of a shooting incident on Docking Road, Belhar.
1 Patient with serious injuries.
Mike Charlie 1
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Integrated law enforcement officials, including JMPD, Gauteng Traffic Police and South African Police Service (SAPS)
09 Nov 2026 | From Arrive Alive
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