Family members of a young man who was shot and killed yesterday morning gathered around his body lying under a tree in Belhar.
David Lewis, 21, was shot in the chest and leg and was found on an open field.
His mom Betty Le Grange, 40, says she heard the gunshots but didn’t think much of them.
“The last time I saw him was on Saturday morning before I went to work. He lived with his aunt,” she explains.
“Yesterday morning we all heard the shots go off, I couldn’t have known that they were shooting at him. I received a call telling me that he had been shot.
“Look, my son was not a saint, he was in and out of jail, but for petty crimes, he was not a gangster and didn’t deserve to die like that.
“We don’t know why he was shot and who did this.”
When the Daily Voice arrived on the scene, a family member knelt by the body hugging him.
Relatives took turns to open the blanket and spoke to him.
The mortuary van arrived and forensics removed the body.
All that was left was a small blood stain where the deceased lay.
Police spokeswoman Sergeant Noloyiso Rwexana confirmed the police are investigating a murder case.
“Please be advised that a case murder has been opened for investigation after a body of a 21-year-old man was found with gunshot wounds to his chest and leg.
“According to reports, the body of the deceased was found in an open field in Addison and Symphony way, Belhar yesterday.
“The circumstances surrounding this incident are under investigation with no arrests so far.”