Six arrested in connection with killing of SA footballer Luke Fleurs

Six suspects had been arrested on Wednesday in connection with the killing of South African footballer Luke Fleurs, who was shot when his automobile was hijacked in Johannesburg final week, police have confirmed.

The 24-year-old former junior worldwide, who performed for one of the nation’s hottest membership Kaizer Chiefs, was shot in the chest at a petroleum station final Wednesday and the assailants drove off in his car.

Police stated six suspects had been arrested in Soweto in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Fleurs’ car was recovered on Monday.

“Police believe that the suspects are part of a syndicate that is responsible for car hijacking in Gauteng, and the search for more suspects is continuing,” Gauteng police commissioner Lieutenant General Tommy Mthombeni stated in a SAPS statement.

The suspects are anticipated to seem in courtroom on Friday, charged with homicide and hijacking.

Fleurs had been ready to be served by a petroleum attendant when he was confronted by two armed males who shot him in the chest. He was pronounced lifeless on arrival at hospital.

Centre again Fleurs performed each minute for South Africa on the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2021, and that very same yr was named in the squad for World Cup qualifiers in opposition to Ethiopia, although he didn’t play a match.

South Africa’s Minister of Sport, Arts & Culture, Zizi Kodwa, stated he was “saddened that yet another life has been cut short due to violent crime”.