6 suspects arrested in murder of soccer star Luke Fleurs at gas station in South Africa

South African police stated on Wednesday they’ve arrested six suspects for the homicide of soccer star Luke Fleurs, who performed for in style Johannesburg membership Kaizer Chiefs. The 24-year-old defender was gunned down final week as he refilled his automotive at a gasoline station in a northwestern suburb of the town, within the newest incident to shock the crime-ridden nation.

“Police have arrested six suspects for the alleged hijacking and homicide,” police spokesman Mavela Masondo (SAPS) stated.

Authorities have stated Fleurs was ready to be served at a petroleum station in his Volkswagen Golf 8 GTI when he was confronted by two males, who ordered him out of the automobile at gunpoint.

As soon as he acquired out of his automotive, they shot him earlier than driving away in his automobile.

Masondo stated the arrests have been made early on Wednesday in Johannesburg southwestern township of Soweto — two days after detectives recovered Fleurs’s automotive.

Investigators imagine the suspects are a part of against the law syndicate chargeable for different automotive hijackings in Johannesburg’s Gauteng province.

“The seek for extra suspects is continuous,” Masondo stated.

Fleurs beforehand performed for the nationwide under-23 facet, representing South Africa on the Tokyo Olympics. Kaizer Chiefs are one among South Africa’s prime groups, having gained a document 53 home trophies.

South Africa suffers from a hovering violent crime price — a key political problem forward of normal elections in Could, with opposition events pointing to the federal government’s perceived failure.

The nation recorded virtually 84 murders a day between October and December, in line with official figures.

Every day, 31 persons are killed by weapons in South Africa, in accordance Gun Free South Africa, a nonprofit advocating for diminished gun violence. 

Final April, 10 members of the identical household – together with a 13-year-old — have been killed in a mass taking pictures at their home in South Africa.