Bafana captain Senzo Meyiwa shot dead
The soccer world is mourning the loss of Bafana Bafana and Orlando Pirates goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa who was shot dead last night.
The 27-year-old Bafana Bafana and Orlando Pirates goalkeeper was shot dead at about 8pm on Sunday night.
Police say the incident happened at a house in the Zamo Section in Vosloorus.
It's thought to be the house of his girlfriend, singer Kelly Khumalo.
"There were seven people inside the house.
"Two suspects went into the house, one remained outside.
"The three fled on foot after the shooting," SAPS tweeted on Sunday.
Info at this stage is that 7 men entered the house. There was an altercation. #SenzoMeyiwa was shot. Suspects fled on foot.
— SA Police Service (@SAPoliceService) October 26, 2014
No one present in the house was hurt... We can assure all South Africans that we will do all can to bring Meyiwa's killers book...
— SA Police Service (@SAPoliceService) October 26, 2014
No one else was injured.
Malila said Meyiwa had been in a house with friends, he could not confirm he was at his girlfriend, Kelly Khumalo's home.
Captain of both club and country, Meyiwa played for Orlando Pirates on Saturday at Orlando stadium in their Telkom Knockout 4-1 quarterfinal win over Ajax Cape Town.
No one has been arrested for the fatal shooting.
Gauteng police say a case of murder is under investigation and have offered a reward of R15 000 for information relating to the incident.
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