Man shot dead in Everest

The body of Bbulawa Viwe (age unknown) was found next to the railway line in Everest Informal Settlement on Saturday.

Springs police spokesman, Capt Johannes Ramphora, says the police reacted to a call from a resident about the body near Ekutuleni Street at 6.25am.

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The deceased had a bullet wound to his forehead.

“We found a 9mm cartridge and a knife next to the body,” he says.

Ramphora says the resident says he heard a gunshot at midnight.

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SAPS are investigating a case of murder.

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