Judas Chiloane, a 60-year-old Municipal Chief Traffic Officer from Bushbuckridge in Mpumalanga, was shot while inside his vehicle with his girlfriend parked in a bushy area.
Allegedly, Chiloane parked his white Ford Ranger with his girlfriend for some intimate time, but they were disturbed by two men who fired shots.
As Chiloane rushed to the driver’s seat, a bullet hit him on the leg. The gunmen shot at him again, but he managed to start the car and drove a few meters before passing away.
Chiloane’s uniform was found on the ground, and his firearm was missing.
Fortunately, his girlfriend survived unharmed.
Captain Dineo Lucy Sekgotodi, the police spokeswoman, confirmed that the man had a female companion at the time of the shooting.
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The suspects fled the scene, but after the incident, the police activated a 72-hour action plan, tracked, and arrested two suspects in Hazyview with a firearm that had a filed-off serial number.
The arrested suspects, Charles Mbungeni Mabuza and Howard Mashego, appeared in court on Wednesday in connection with the murder.
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