Ethekwini Municipal Employee Assassinated: Redcliffe - KZN
04 July 2025 | From Arrive Alive
A 51-year-old Ethekwini Municipal employee was assassinated while travelling to his residence in Mhlasini - KZN this afternoon (Thursday).
The Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) Operations Centre received multiple calls for assistance from 18:51 after gunmen opened fire on a blue Hyundai i10 on the corner of Hazelmere Drive & Quarry Road in Redcliffe - KZN.
Reaction Officers & RUSA Paramedics were immediately dispatched and on arrival found the driver of the vehicle slumped in his seat. He was shot multiple times and demised prior to the arrival of First Responders.
The deceased’s 32 year old girlfriend and his work colleague were in the vehicle at the time of the incident. The female sustained a gunshot wound to her buttocks and the male was grazed by a bullet on his back.
It was established that the trio were returning home when three (3) men who were standing on the side of the road suddenly opened fire on the vehicle. Both passengers disembarked and fled. The gunmen continued shooting at the driver as they walked towards the car. They thereafter fled on foot in an unknown direction. Thirteen (13) spent 9mm cartridges were recovered.
The deceased was a Deputy Superintendent at the Department Of Roads & Stormwater.
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