Community patroller killed in alleged ‘hit’

VERULAM – A Community Patroller was killed in a hail of bullets while driving out of his property in Zwelisha on Saturday afternoon. Residents of Insingizi Road contacted Reaction Officers at 22:34 after the Patroller was shot multiple times. Reaction Officers were immediately dispatched and on arrival discovered the man in his yard covered in a blanket. He was shot multiple times and succumb to his injuries. According to his family, the 58-year-old male was driving out of the yard to conduct patrols when his white Toyota Corolla was fired upon multiple times. The critically injured male managed to exit the vehicle but collapsed in his yard. Ten (10) 9mm spent cartridges were recovered. The motive for the shooting has not been established.