Germiston South was shocked to the core on Wednesday morning when a double murder occurred.<\/p>\n
At about 5.25am, on the corner of Joubert and Selkirk streets, a man aged approximately 30, was shot by an unknown assailant.<\/p>
Then minutes later on the corner of Selkirk and President streets another man, aged 48, was gunned down in his car, a black Mazda 3.<\/p>\n
Const Maxwell Mabunda, the communications officer for the Germiston police, told the GCN that eight 9mm cartridges were found on the first murder scene and witnesses had seen a Toyota Quantum driving down the road.<\/p>
\u201cWitnesses told the police they heard six to eight gunshots at 5.25am and then saw the Mazda coming slowly down Selkirk Street before it stopped.<\/p>\n
\u201cAn unknown man wearing a white top and hoodie then shot another six to nine shots at the vehicle,\u201d said Mabunda.<\/p>\n
Mabunda added that a witness went outside after the shooter had ran away and found the victim in the car with his foot on the accelerator and all the doors locked.<\/p>\n
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ALSO READ:<\/span><\/p>\n Multiple shooting takes place in Klippoortjie Park<\/a><\/p>\n Firefighters battle truck blaze in Germiston<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cThe man\u2019s girlfriend arrived and contacted emergency services.<\/p>\n \u201cThey broke the driver\u2019s and the passenger\u2019s window and felt for a pulse, but found none,\u201d said Mabunda.<\/p>\n \u201cThe crime scene was secured and nine 9mm cartridges were found.<\/p>\n \u201cPolice are investigating two cases of murder.\u201d<\/p>\n Russel Meiring, from the ER24 communications office, said ER24 personnel arrived on the scene at 6.40am to find a light motor vehicle parked halfway on the pavement.<\/p>\n A man was found inside while a second man was found roughly 500m further up the road.<\/p>\n \u201cER24 medics assessed both men and found that the man lying in the road had sustained a gunshot wound to the head while the man in the vehicle had sustained several gunshot wounds,\u201d said Meiring.<\/p>\n \u201cUnfortunately, both men had already succumbed to their injuries.<\/p>\n \u201cNothing could be done for them and they were declared dead on scene.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Have a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)\u00a0<\/span>germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>or Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)\u00a0<\/span>leighh@caxton.co.za<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>or\u00a0Kgotsofalang Mashilo (journalist)\u00a0kgotsofalangm@caxton.co.za<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Remember to visit the Germiston City News on the following social media platforms:<\/p>\n Facebook<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Twitter<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Instagram<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n YouTube\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Or add the GCN on\u00a0<\/b><\/span>WhatsApp 079 406 1181<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>or\u00a0BBM (BBM Pin: 7F102137)<\/strong>\u00a0<\/b><\/span>today, to get all the latest news.<\/p>\n Catch-up on more local news with our sister newspapers\u00a0<\/span>Bedfordview Edenvale News<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0<\/span>Alberton Record<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>Kempton Express<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n