UPDATE: Police release details after Ruimsig businessman killed on Handicap Road

Many shall grieve when from the fingertips of two the life of one is stolen.

Also read: Ruimsig businessman shot dead near Hendrik Potgieter Road

Police have released further details after a man was shot while driving in his motor vehicle, on October 17, and subsequently succumbing from his injuries.

The successful businessman was travelling on Handicap Road just after 7:30 on Monday morning when he encountered two gunmen as he pulled up to the traffic lights on Hendrik Potgieter Road. The assailants opened fire, piercing the shatterproof glass and door of the white Land Rover, before leaving the scene as the victim attempted to drive away.

According to statements taken by police at the scene, the 57-year-old businessman had just dropped his three children off at school and was returning home. Witnesses allege the two armed suspects were hiding behind a dustbin at the traffic lights before approaching the victim’s vehicle and firing 10 shots from a 9mm pistol. The two suspects fled the immediate area on foot before getting into another vehicle and leaving the scene.

Even after sustaining multiple gunshot wounds, the victim was able to drive several hundred meters but, sadly, the man’s injuries would be too severe. His Land Rover would come to rest in a flower bed several hundred meters from Hendrik Potgieter Road where heartbroken family members would gather less than an hour later. Honeydew police spokesperson, Captain Balan Muthan, confirmed the incident is being treated as a possible assassination.

It was initially stated by a witness that a charcoal Hyundai was used by the suspects but that has been ruled out after the owner of said vehicle flagged the claim. Should anyone have any information on the possible getaway vehicle or the two unidentified suspects, contact Honeydew police as soon as possible.

Honeydew police station number: 011 801 8400.