A tragic story out of South Africa. Assailants shot and killed Kaizer Chiefs footballer Luke Fleurs in an attempted hijacking in South Africa‘s Johannesburg Wednesday night.
Initial reports indicate that the 24-year-old defender was awaiting the gas attendant in his red VW Golf 8 GTi vehicle when two armed males emerging from a white BMW 1 Series pulled up.
One of the suspects pulled Fleurs from the vehicle before shooting him once in the chest. The suspect then stole Fleurs’ car while the player lay dead.
The center back suited up for South Africa in Tokyo at the 2021 Olympic Games. “Our heart-felt condolences to the family and friends of Luke Fleurs May his soul rest in peace,” posted the South African Football Association on X.
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