Family and friends of late Kaizer Chiefs player Luke Fleur gathered at the Shell petrol station in Honeydew, Johannesburg, where he tragically lost his life.
Emotional scenes posted on social media showed mourners holding hands in a circle as the footballer was shot in the chest at close range.
Luke was driving his VW Golf 8 GTI when two armed hijackers ambushed him.
The cheerful footballer signed a contract to move from SuperSport United to Amakos at the end of last year, but has yet to make his debut.
Luke Fleur's family and friends gather at a gas station
In a photo posted on Instagram, a group including Luke Fleur's family and friends gathered at a Shell gas station to pay their final respects.
The gas station, located at the corner of 14th Street and Hendrick Potgieter, had previously been marked as a hijacking hotspot, the report said. Citizen.
The group held hands and said a prayer for the star, who died at just 24 years old.
Luke's sister Sidni said the group held a prayer session and left flowers, balloons and candles at the scene.
One of the posts has the hashtag “Justice for Luke Fleur.”
Meanwhile, Shell Downstream South Africa also spoke out about Luke's murder, which occurred at one of its stations.
Spokesperson Pam Ntaka said: sunday world: “We remain committed to working with authorities and assisting with their investigation. However, we want to respect the family's privacy and do not want to jeopardize the police investigation.”
Gauteng South African Police Service (SAPS) spokesperson Lieutenant-Colonel Mabela Masondo said a case of murder and car hijacking had been opened for investigation. No arrests have been made yet.
'Traumatized' after hijacking
A social media user who stopped by the same Shell gas station said the attendant on duty the night Luke Fleur was shot was “traumatized” after the incident.
meanwhile, sunday world Luke Fleur claims he was trying to fight the hijacker when he was shot in the chest.
Anonymous sources say the Kaizer Chiefs star was dragged from his car by hijackers who chased him to a Honeydew petrol station in a white BMW 1 Series.
A source said: “As the two hijackers got into his car and tried to drive away in Fleur's car, he ran towards it and fought the hijackers.
“He ran to the car, grabbed the door and tried to take out the hijacker who was in the driver's seat.
“He fought them and almost hit the gas station wall trying to drive his car. They overpowered him and one of them shot him in the left chest at close range.”