Manager's shooting a hit?
2003-07-22 14:45
Johannesburg - Police believe the murder of a Woolworths supermarket manager in Edenvale on Monday might have been an organised hit.
Peter Nkomo, 35, was in the Woolworths branch in Linksfield Road about 08:15 when an unidentified man came in and asked for him by name.
When Nkomo identified himself, the man produced a handgun and shot Nkomo twice in the chest. He died at the scene, Captain Sophie Mayisela said on Tuesday.
The gunman left the shop and got into a green Toyota Corolla which sped away followed by another car described only as a white sedan.
The killer made no attempt to take anything in the attack, which also suggested that robbery was not the motive.
Mayisela said there were an estimated 10 men in the two cars.
The shooting had all the hallmarks of an organised killing, she said.
However, the motive for the murder had not yet been confirmed and police investigations were continuing.
- SAPA