{"id":6748,"date":"2013-07-06T07:53:14","date_gmt":"2013-07-06T07:53:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/praag.org\/?p=6748"},"modified":"2013-07-06T07:53:14","modified_gmt":"2013-07-06T07:53:14","slug":"four-nigerians-die-in-gang-style-shooting-in-benoni","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/praag.org\/?p=6748","title":{"rendered":"Four Nigerians die in gang-style shooting in Benoni"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/praag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/gunlaws.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3270\" alt=\"gunlaws\" src=\"http:\/\/praag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/gunlaws-300x168.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/praag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/gunlaws-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/praag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/gunlaws-70x40.jpg 70w, https:\/\/praag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/gunlaws.jpg 628w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Four Nigerians died when a group of men opened fire on them in Benoni, on the East Rand, police said on Friday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Five men were in a Volkswagen Golf on Thursday evening when a car stopped in front of them, Constable Tim Masilela said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A group of men got out of the car and opened fire, killing two men in the Golf.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A wounded passenger tried to run away, but collapsed and died a few metres from the scene. A fourth man died later in hospital. The fifth man in the car was not hurt.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;The motive behind the shooting is unknown. Police are still investigating,&#8221; Masilela said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Last Saturday, three Nigerians were killed in a cellphone shop in Voortrekker Street, Benoni. They were inside the shop when five armed men entered around 6pm, Lt-Col Lungelo Dlamini said at the time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The five opened fire, killing two of the customers, both 38, inside the shop, and the third man, 40, at the shop door.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The gunmen fled in a green BMW. They were also believed to be Nigerians, said Dlamini. He said the police found spent cartridges at the scene, and a licensed firearm belonging to one of the men who died. Nothing was stolen.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;The motive for the killing is still unknown but a possibility that the victims were a rival group is being investigated,&#8221; he said. &#8211; Sapa<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Four Nigerians died when a group of men opened fire on them in Benoni, on the East Rand, police said on Friday. Five men were in a Volkswagen Golf on Thursday evening when a car stopped in front of them, Constable Tim Masilela said. 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