Businessman murdered inside store

TONGAAT – A 36 year old businessman was shot and killed in Magwaveni. A resident contacted Reaction Units at approximately 19:28. According to the caller, a single gunshot was heard at a general dealer operating from a shipping container. The caller believed that the owner had been shot. Reaction Officers were dispatched and on arrival discovered a private security company in attendance. The body of the businessman was located in a pool of blood inside the shipping container. The Tongaat SAPS arrived shortly thereafter and utilised a bolt cutter to cut a lock and enter the premises. Upon examination, the deceased was found to have sustained a gunshot wound to his neck. The motive for the murder is unknown at this stage.