A night of fun turned fatal for a 21-year-old Gqeberha man who was brutally stomped on and then shot in the head during a violent brawl in Central.
Police spokesperson Captain Andre Beetge said the victim, Mkhululi Songaga, and two friends were involved in an altercation with another group of six people at about 3.50am on Wednesday in Parliament Street, Central.
He said the three friends fled the scene, but two of the attackers pursued them.
In Henry Dunant Street, Songaga was caught, kicked to the ground, and then shot in the head.
Songaga died at the scene.
“On Wednesday morning at about 3.50am, three friends stopped at a shop in Parliament Street, Central after being out having a few drinks,” Beetge said.
“A brawl started between the group of friends and another group.
“Leaving the shop hastily, the three friends were pursued and in Henry Dunant Street, two of the six people caught up with one of the three friends, a 21-year-old man, who was then allegedly assaulted by the two suspects by kicking him to the ground.
“He was then also shot once in the head by one of them and he passed away on the scene.
“The suspects fled the scene afterwards.”
Beetge said a case of murder was under investigation.
The Herald
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