Shock and Horror as Personal Trainer Gets Shot and Killed During Zoom Workout Class

• Lawrence Masinge, a personal trainer from Gauteng, was horrifically killed during a Zoom workout session
• Masinge's clients, unfortunately, witnessed the whole ordeal and were left horrified by what they saw
• Social media users paid their respects to Masinge and called for the death penalty for such heinous crimes

PRETORIA - The murder of a Gauteng fitness coach named Lawrence Masinge was witnessed by his clients during one of his live sessions.

The fitness instructor was reportedly shot and killed on Wednesday night, 10 November during a live Zoom workout class.

According to News24, Masinge's clients headed to social media stating that he was shot in the head while they watched. It is believed that the murder was robbery-related.

The killer was dressed in beige pants and a black shirt and held the weapon in his right hand. There are screenshots that show the suspect pointing the weapon at the instructor's head.

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Eyewitness speaks out about Masinge's murder

The South African reports, one eyewitness says she joined the online workout class at around 7.30pm on Wednesday. She added that 36 minutes into the session she heard a loud bang which is believed to have been the first gunshot.

The witness says after the first bang she ran to her laptop screen with her husband, who exclaimed that the instructor was being shot. She says the murderer shot at the instructor multiple times.

She adds that the thug then shot the instructor three more times in the head.

Clients head to social media to share their experience

Some of Masinge's clients headed to social media to share what they witnessed. South Africans were shocked about what happened to the instructor and also reacted.

Here's what they had to say:

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@NomfundoP said:

"What a terrible way to go. May he rest peacefully."

@boitumelo7 said:

"May his soul rest in peace ❤This is terrible."

@PuffPuffPass77 said:

"Bring back the death penalty and watch all these horrific crimes disappear. Criminals do not deserve any rights."

Astonishing video shows cellphone snatcher hit taxi in Hillbrow: "Extreme sport"

In other crime-related news, Briefly News reported that yet another video doing the rounds online shows the moment a brazen cellphone snatcher struck a taxi mid-traffic in broad daylight in Hillbrow, Johannesburg.

The incident happened on Claim Street, a busy taxi route leading from the suburb to the central business district.

CCTV cameras capture an unknown man calmly crossing the street during what appears to be peak-hour traffic. Within seconds, the same man is seen grabbing a taxi passenger's cellphone before running off with it.

Source: Briefly News