Police nab 4th suspect for brazen Welkom murder
A fourth suspect has been arrested
in connection with the murder of 54-year-old Shai Mikia Mohapi in Welkom on
Sunday.
Mohapi was brutally gunned down in the parking lot of the Commando Shopping Centre – with the incident caught on camera.
Free State police spokesperson Sam Makhele could not provide more information about the arrest of the latest suspect.
OFM News earlier reported that three suspects, believed to be Lesotho nationals, were arrested on Wednesday and a firearm, believed to be the murder weapon, was confiscated from the three men.
"The preliminary investigation proves the 4th suspect is South African," said Makhele.
Mohapi was waiting in the car while his wife was in the shopping centre.
The victim was approached by two unknown armed men who shot him several times at point blank and pulled his body out from the vehicle before fleeing in his blue VW Polo.
The victim died at the scene, and his vehicle was later discovered abandoned in Steyn Street in Welkom.
Makhele said the suspects will appear in the Welkom Magistrates Court soon.
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