BEDFORDVIEW: Murder investigation launched after man shot on Van Buuren Road

The motive for the shooting is currently unknown and will form part of a detailed police investigation.

Bedfordview SAPS have launched an investigation following the murder of a man in the early hours of this morning, September 1.

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According to information received an employee from SANRAL called police officers to a scene on the Van Buuren Road off ramp to the N3.

Spokesperson for the station, Sergeant Lillian Modiga said when officers arrived on scene they found a man lying face down in the road surrounded by a number of firearm cartridges.

“A vehicle parked on the roadside was also riddled with bullet holes,” she said.

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The man was declared dead at the scene.

The motive for the shooting is currently unknown and will form part of a detailed police investigation.

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