Condolences are pouring in following the murder of Chris Strydom, founder and owner of CMS Investigations, who was gunned down on Sunday morning while responding to a robbery at a Spar in Danville. Armed suspects bombed an ATM and fled with an undisclosed amount of money, leaving devastation in their wake. Gauteng police spokesperson Lieutenant-Colonel Mavela Masondo confirmed that officers received a complaint of a shooting.
“On arrival, police found a security officer with gunshot wounds. He was certified dead on the scene,” Masondo said. “Further investigation revealed that the victim was conducting patrol duties when he was shot by armed suspects who had just broken into a chain store, bombed an ATM and taken an undisclosed amount of money.” Police have opened cases of business burglary, murder and attempted murder.
It is further alleged that suspects fired shots at two cars in the vicinity, escalating the chaos. Local tow truck driver Bennie van der Merwe, who also responded to the robbery, narrowly escaped a hail of bullets. “It’s just sad.
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I feel so bad because I couldn’t help him,” he said. “When I drove down the street, I saw his vehicle. When I got there, it was quiet; he was long gone, but I didn’t know it.” As he tried to check on Strydom, gunfire erupted again, damaging his bakkie’s tyres and radiator.
“My bakkie has bullet holes in it. It was about R10 000 in damages. It’s not nice,” he added.
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