FOUR Nigerians died when a group of men opened fire on them in Benoni, East Rand, police said.
Five men were in a Volkswagen Golf on Thursday evening when a car stopped in front of them, Constable Tim Masilela said.
A group of men got out of the car and opened fire, killing two men in the Golf.
A wounded passenger tried to run away, but collapsed and died a few metres from the scene. A fourth man died in hospital. The fifth man in the car was not hurt.
"The motive behind the shooting is unknown. Police are still investigating," Masilela said.
Three Nigerians were killed in a cellphone shop in Voortrekker Street, Benoni, on Saturday last week by five armed men at about 6pm, police spokesman Lungelo Dlamini said.
The five opened fire, killing two of the customers, both 38, inside the shop, and the third man, 40, at the shop door.
The gunmen fled in a green BMW. They were also believed to be Nigerians, said Dlamini. Gang rivalry is being considered as a motive.
He said the police found spent cartridges at the scene, and a licensed firearm belonging to one of the murdered men. Nothing was stolen.
Nigerians targeted
FOUR Nigerians died when a group of men opened fire on them in Benoni, East Rand, police said.
Five men were in a Volkswagen Golf on Thursday evening when a car stopped in front of them, Constable Tim Masilela said.
A group of men got out of the car and opened fire, killing two men in the Golf.
A wounded passenger tried to run away, but collapsed and died a few metres from the scene. A fourth man died in hospital. The fifth man in the car was not hurt.
"The motive behind the shooting is unknown. Police are still investigating," Masilela said.
Three Nigerians were killed in a cellphone shop in Voortrekker Street, Benoni, on Saturday last week by five armed men at about 6pm, police spokesman Lungelo Dlamini said.
The five opened fire, killing two of the customers, both 38, inside the shop, and the third man, 40, at the shop door.
The gunmen fled in a green BMW. They were also believed to be Nigerians, said Dlamini. Gang rivalry is being considered as a motive.
He said the police found spent cartridges at the scene, and a licensed firearm belonging to one of the murdered men. Nothing was stolen.
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