PORT ELIZABETH - GUNMEN STORM PE HOUSE AND EXECUTE TAXI DRIVER

In a murder, which took place at 2.30am on Saturday, 31-year-old taxi driver Athenkosi Gongxeka was gunned down inside his house in Pehlegard Street, in Izinyoka near KwaDwesi.

Police spokesperson Captain André Beetge said police found Gongxeka dead in the house after residents reported hearing several gunshots.

“When the police arrived on the scene, they noticed that the door of the house was forced open. When they entered the house, they saw the body lying on the floor. During their search, it was also found that the kitchen door had been forced open.”

Beetge said residents in the area did not see what transpired but alerted police on hearing the gunshots.

“It appears that multiple shots were fired inside the house and the attackers entered through both the front and back doors. He [Gongxeka] was cornered inside the house,” he said.

The motive for the murder is unknown.

via - HERALDLIVE