News24
19 Mar 2020, 23:40 GMT+10
Two men, who were stopped on the side of the N4 near Belfast due to car trouble, have been taken in for questioning in connection with the murder of a senior Hawks detective, says Hawks spokesperson Brigadier Hangwani Mulaudzi.
"We have a specialist task team investigating the matter. Depending on the information we gather from them during questioning, we will decide if they will be officially charged," said Mulaudzi.
Lieutenant Colonel Leroy Bruwer, 49, was shot and killed on Tuesday while travelling to work in Nelspruit.
His car was riddled with bullets, believed to have been fired from an automatic weapon.
Bruwer, a decorated officer, was the lead investigator in numerous high-profile cases in Mpumalanga.
Hit on a Hawk crosses a line in the fight against crime
Official documentation seen by News24 shows the vehicle is registered under the name of a man linked to a case Bruwer was investigating.
It's unclear if this man is one of the two people taken in for questioning.
The two men are currently being kept at two separate locations.
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