BULTFONTEIN – Police have arrested a 34-year-old man and are investigating a case of murder. This is after a man (24) was fatally shot inside a tavern in Bultfontein.
On Saturday, 25 October 2025, at approximately 03:55, while police were conducting their patrol duties around Phahameng location they received a complaint of an alleged shooting incident that had occurred at a nearby tavern. Police swiftly responded, and on arrival at the scene, they found an African male lying unresponsive in a pool of blood. Upon further investigation, the victim was discovered with a gunshot wound on his chest. The 24-year-old was certified dead on the scene by emergency services personnel.
According to information, the two were seen quarrelling moments before the shooting incident. It is alleged that the suspect went outside, and upon his return into the tavern, he took out a firearm, and there was a scuffle between him and the deceased which then resulted in the suspect fatally shooting the deceased. The suspect allegedly fled the scene, leaving behind his spectacles and cap on the scene.
Police confiscated two used 9mm cartridges, one live 9mm ammunition, one pair of spectacles and a blue cap that were found on the scene.
A case of murder was registered, and the suspect was subsequently arrested for murder. He is expected to appear before the Bultfontein Magistrate’s court on Monday, 27 October 2025.
