{"id":18152,"date":"2024-04-04T13:00:19","date_gmt":"2024-04-04T13:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/04\/south-african-footballer-luke-fleurs-shot-dead-in-carjacking-in-johannesburg\/"},"modified":"2024-04-04T13:00:19","modified_gmt":"2024-04-04T13:00:19","slug":"south-african-footballer-luke-fleurs-shot-dead-in-carjacking-in-johannesburg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/04\/south-african-footballer-luke-fleurs-shot-dead-in-carjacking-in-johannesburg\/","title":{"rendered":"South African footballer Luke Fleurs shot dead in carjacking in Johannesburg"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"70\" height=\"70\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/e3.365dm.com\/24\/04\/70x70\/skynews-luke-fleurs-south-africa_6510013.jpg?20240404124714&amp;resize=70,70&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"South African footballer Luke Fleurs shot dead in carjacking in Johannesburg\" title=\"South African footballer Luke Fleurs shot dead in carjacking in Johannesburg\" \/><\/div>\n<div data-component-name=\"sdc-article-body\" data-highlight-intro=\"true\">\n<p>A South African footballer and Olympian has been killed in a hijacking in South Africa, the player&#8217;s club has said.<\/p>\n<p>Luke Fleurs, a 24-year-old defender for Kaizer Chiefs, was shot at a petrol station in Johannesburg, according to police.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Luke Fleurs tragically lost his life last night during a hijacking incident in Johannesburg,&#8221; Kaizer Chiefs said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends at this difficult time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The attackers fled with Mr Fleurs&#8217;s vehicle and police are investigating a case of murder and car hijacking, according to police spokesperson Mavela Masondo.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Fleurs previously played for the national under-23s side, representing South Africa at the Tokyo Olympics.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more from Sky News:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/uk-is-breaching-international-law-by-continuing-to-arm-israel-sunak-warned-13107474\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UK breaching international law by arming Israel, Sunak warned<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/worlds-oldest-man-juan-vicente-perez-dies-aged-114-13107627\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World&#8217;s oldest man dies<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/stranded-orca-calf-in-canadian-lagoon-to-be-airlifted-to-safety-and-reunited-with-its-family-13107648\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stranded orca calf in lagoon to be airlifted to safety<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>     <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/download-app\" target=\"blank\" data-tracking-label=\"ui-app-promo-download-link\" class=\"ui-app-promo sdc-article-widget\" data-type=\"\" data-component-name=\"ui-app-promo\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>He is the latest among thousands of people who fell victim to fatal hijackings in the country, which has one of the highest murder rates in the world.<\/p>\n<p>Some 5,973 hijacking cases were reported from October to December last year, the latest official crime statistics show.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A South African footballer and Olympian has been killed in a hijacking in South Africa, the player&#8217;s club has said. 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