UPDATE: ANC MP slain in attempted hijacking

Police say they have launched a search for two suspects believed to be responsible for the murder of a member of parliament who was killed in an attempted hijacking in Roodepoort, in the west of Johannesburg.

Well-placed sources in parliament have confirmed that ANC MP Sibusiso Radebe died at the scene in an attempted hijacking at about 7.30pm on Tuesday.

Radebe was from Elukwatini, in Mpumalanga.

According to reports, he was shot in the head and leg after the suspects allegedly demanded his cellphone.

Gauteng provincial police spokesperson Brigadier Mathapelo Peters confirmed that a 40-year-old man was killed during an attempted hijacking in the west of Johannesburg on Tuesday at about 7.30pm.

“Preliminary reports indicate that the deceased was with another person in a vehicle parked in Carbon Street, Lindhaven, when two suspects allegedly approached the vehicle and opened fire, fatally wounding the deceased, while his companion managed to escape uninjured.

“The suspects then reportedly made off in a Ford Fiesta, dark in colour, with unknown registration. The motive is unknown, and the police investigations are under way.”

Police are appealing to members of the public to assist with information towards identifying the suspects.

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