Parking Space Dispute Leads to Murder in Verulam, SA Disappointed

Parking Space Dispute Leads to Murder in Verulam, SA Disappointed

  • The Verulam South African Police Service in KwaZulu-Natal arrested a man for allegedly killing someone over a parking space
  • The victim and his colleague were delivering ice cream to a store when a driver confronted them in the parking space
  • A fight broke out, and the driver took the victim's gun and shot him twice, killing him on the spot

Tebogo Mokwena, a Briefly News current affairs journalist in Johannesburg, South Africa, covered criminal activities, police investigations, police shootouts and court cases at Daily Sun for over three years.

A man was arrested in Verulam, KwaZulu-Natal after allegedly killing someone over a parking spot
A fight over a parking spot ended in death. Images: @DasenThathiah/ X and Westend61/ Getty Images
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VERULAM, KWAZULU-NATAL — A fight in the parking space in the Verulam CBD in KwaZulu-Natal left one person dead after he was shot in the chest on 28 December 2024.

Man killed over parking spot

According to @DasenThathiah, the incident happened in the afternoon on the corner of George Sewpersad/Moss and Ireland. Members of the Reaction Unit South Africa were called to the scene where a man with two gunshot wounds to the chest was on the floor, dead.

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The dead man's colleague revealed that they parked their car in the driveway of a business delivering ice cream when a bakkie driver confronted them, accusing them of obstructing the driveway. The bakkie driver and his two acquaintances reportedly started assaulting the two. One of them, the driver, took the victim's gun and shot him three times. He was declared dead on the scene. They fled, and one of them returned and handed himself over. He was arrested.

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South Africans react

Netizens were disappointed and heartbroken that the victim was killed over a parking space.

uLumko said:

"People have very deep issues. Let's all try to avoid altercations with strangers. Rather apologise even if you know you aren't working."

Mdu Maphumulo said:

"He did well by returning with the firearm and handing himself in."

Hozeh said:

"This is sad, considering that such a matter could have been resolved by just talking."

Cllr Welekazi said:

"We are an angry nation."

Ndlombango ka Tomase said:

"People are angry, hey."

Man arrested for killing woman in Kimberley

In another article, Briefly News reported that the police in Kimberly arrested a 65-year-old man for killing a 56-year-old woman. An argument between two families broke out.

It's unclear how it happened, but the man reportedly fatally attacked the woman and attacked her son. He was also injured in the process and was taken to hospital, where he is under police surveillance.

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Tebogo Mokwena (Current Affairs editor) Tebogo Mokwena is a Current Affairs Editor at Briefly News. He has a Diploma in Journalism from ALISON. He joined Daily Sun, where he worked for 4 years covering politics, crime, entertainment, current affairs, policy, governance and art. He was also a sub-editor and journalist for Capricorn Post before joining Vutivi Business News in 2020, where he covered small business news policy and governance, analysis and profiles. He joined Briefly News in 2023. Tebogo passed a set of trainings by Google News Initiative Email: tebogo.mokwena@briefly.co.za