Six arrested for murder of Kaizer Chiefs player Luke Fleurs
Police in Gauteng have arrested six suspects for the alleged hijacking and the murder of Kaizer Chiefs player Luke Fleurs in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
The 24-year old promising soccer star was shot and killed in a hijacking at a petrol station in the northwest of Johannesburg a week ago.
Fleurs was in a red VW Golf 8 GTI at the petrol station on 14th Avenue, on the corner Hendrik Potgieter, when he was shot once in the upper body.
Police spokesperson Mavela Masondo says the suspects were arrested in the early hours of Wednesday morning by a team led by the police crime intelligence officers.
"The six suspects were traced and arrested in Slovoville, Soweto, in the early hours of Wednesday, while the vehicle that was already stripped 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."
The suspects are expected to appear before the Roodepoort Magistrates' Court on Friday.
