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Passenger wanted for fatal shooting of taxi driver

ALEXANDRA – Cops search for taxi driver's murderer.


A suspect is wanted by the Alex Police Station for the fatal shooting of a 42-year-old taxi driver on 8 August at the intersection of 7th and Florence Mophosho avenues.

Spokesperson for the station, Captain Stephen Malatji said the incident occurred at about 9.30am. The suspect was a passenger in a gold Toyota Corolla vehicle with North West number plates.

The vehicle stopped parallel to a Toyota Avanza taxi driven by the victim and an argument ensued between the two. The passenger produced a gun and allegedly shot the driver once in the head and the vehicle sped off. Paramedics certified the victim dead on the scene.

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