Fleurs, a 24-year-old defender for the well-liked Kaizer Chiefs in Johannesburg, was shot and killed on Wednesday night while filling up his vehicle at a gas station in a suburb to the northwest of the city, according to police.His team posted on social media, saying, “It is with a great deal of sadness that we announce that Kaizer Chiefs player Luke Fleurs tragically lost his life last night during a hijacking incident in Johannesburg.””At this trying time, our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends.”Fleurs was reportedly waiting to be serviced in his Volkswagen Golf 8 GTI at a gas station, according to the police.
when two armed men in a white BMW approached him.After removing him from his car and pointing a gun at him, the suspects shot him once in the upper torso. According to police spokesman Masondo Mavela, “one suspect drove off with the victim’s car, followed by his accomplice.”He said, “The football player was taken to a hospital but was pronounced dead upon arrival.”Authorities announced that they had started looking into murder and vehicle hijacking. There is an ongoing manhunt for the suspects. There have been no takedowns.Zizi Kodwa, the minister of sports, honored Fleurs on social media.”I am
I’m saddened that violent crime has claimed yet another life. Referring to the Kaizer Chiefs squad by their nickname, “My thoughts are with the Fleurs and Amakhosi family, and the entire South African football fraternity,” he posted on X, a platform that was once Twitter.Prior to the general elections in May, South Africa’s extraordinarily high crime rates are a major political concern, with opposition parties highlighting the government’s alleged shortcomings.Official numbers show that between October and December, the nation reported over 84 homicides each day.
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