Municipal employee shot dead outside Ladysmith

The motive for the shooting is unknown at this stage and police are investigating the incident.


A municipal employee was brutally gunned down this morning, May 14, in Roosboom, KwaZulu-Natal, Ladysmith Gazette reports.

The motive for the shooting is unknown at this stage, and police are investigating the incident.

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It is as yet unknown if the man worked for Alfred Duma or uThukela Municipality.

The man, believed to be around 40, was shot numerous times with an AK-47.

Police and emergency personnel responded to the scene.

The suspects are believed to have fled on foot after the shooting.

The family of the deceased gathered at the scene.

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