A man identified as Innocent Shawn was shot dead by a taxi driver (50) at Okahandja Park informal settlement in Windhoek on Saturday.
The police say the taxi driver was defending himself against five men, including Shawn, after they allegedly smashed the taxi’s windows and assaulted him.
The driver was transporting a client when the five people, including the client, assaulted him. He then fired a shot which hit Shawn, who died upon arrival at Katutura Intermediate Hospital.
In a separate incident, a person died after being run over while crossing Sam Nujoma Drive at the Otjomuise residential area at around 23h30 on Friday.
A man (26) was behind the wheel of a silver sedan when the accident took place.
Also at Otjomuise, a woman (32) was allegedly raped by two men who had offered to walk her home from a bar on Saturday between 02h00 and 03h00.
The suspects allegedly grabbed her by the neck, dragged her into a riverbed and raped her. No arrests have been made.
In a separate incident, a case of concealment of birth was opened after a foetus wrapped in a black plastic bag was discovered at Havana informal settlement on Friday morning by a man collecting old cables.
Police investigations continue.
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