Luke Fleurs: South African footballer shot dead in car hijacking - BBC News

The soccer star was waiting to be served at a petrol station when two gunmen opened fire on him, police say.

4 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Kaizer ChiefsImage caption, Defender Fleurs joined Kaizer Chiefs last OctoberBy Wycliffe MuiaBBC News South African footballer Luke Fleurs has been shot dead in a car hijacking, police say.

The shooting took place at a petrol station on Wednesday night in the Johannesburg suburb of Florida.

The 24-year-old Kaizer Chiefs star was waiting to be attended to when he was approached by unknown gunmen, who ordered him to get out of the vehicle.

One of the suspects is reported to have fled the scene with Fleurs' car after the shooting.

"The suspects pointed [at] him with a firearm and took him out of his vehicle, then shot him once on the upper body," Gauteng police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Mavela Masondo told local media.

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