Kaizer Chiefs Defender Luke Fleurs Dies After Being Shot During Hijack, SA Mourns His Death

• Kaizer Chiefs defender Luke Fleurs was shot dead during a hijacking recently
• The 24-year-old professional soccer player was killed on Wednesday evening, 3 April 2024
• Many netizens and football fanatics mourned the death of the Kaizer Chiefs defender

South Africa recently lost another champ after mourning the death of popular sports analyst and former football player Siphiwe "Dr Mnandi" Mkhonza.

Kaizer Chiefs player Luke Fleurs dies at 24

The football industry mourns the death of their amazing young footballer, Luke Fleurs. The tragic news of the passing of the 24-year-old soccer star flooded social media as many of his fans and close friends announced his death.

Fleurs was shot and succumbed to his injuries during a hijacking on Wednesday evening, 3 April 2024. The news and gossip page MDNews also shared the tragic news of the Kaizer Chiefs player on their Twitter (X) page and wrote:

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"A 24-year-old Kaizer Chiefs defender Luke Fleurs has passed away after being involved in a hijacking incident on Wednesday evening. Fleurs was allegedly shot and killed."

See the post below:

SA mourns the death of Luke Fleurs

Many social media users mourned the death of the 24-year-old Kaizer Chiefs defender online. See some of the tweets below:

@mycyclelifeza wrote:

"My condolences to the family. What is this world coming to."

@nicksta_napo said:

"May his soul rest in eternal peace.Yet another Talent taken by Thugs."

@honestObedient tweeted:

"That's incredibly tragic news. My condolences to Luke Fleurs' family, friends, and fans. It's a devastating loss for the football community."

@thomasmlambo responded:

"Death be not proud, rest in peace Luke Fleurs."

@Priddyzaddy replied:

"We’re a generation of kids buried by their parents rest in peace Luke Fleurs."

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@nicksta_napo shared:

"They took another life."

Mzansi mourns 2 South Africans killed in Isreal-Palestine war

In another article, Briefly News reported that South Africans are mourning after two were killed in the conflict between Israel and Palestine. The SA government has confirmed their deaths, and condolences are pouring in from netizens.

The Department of International Relations and Cooperation spokesperson, Clayson Monyela, confirmed that they had been notified of the deaths of the two citizens.

Source: Briefly News