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The motive for the murder is part of the ongoing investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lt Col Thabo Covane, spokesperson for the Free State police in Bloemfontein, is urging members of the public for information that can lead to the arrest of the three suspects to come forward. He said the victim was reportedly shot and killed in Freedom Square on Sunday, 28 September, in the early hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Covane said the victim&#8217;s body was found in a vehicle that the initial investigation revealed was registered as belonging to a rental car company in Kempton Park, Gauteng.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;According to witness statements, the deceased was shot at about 04:00 while sitting in a white Toyota Vitz. The deceased was in the company of three suspects when shots were fired. On arrival at the scene, members found the body of the victim slumped behind the steering wheel with gunshot wounds to the back of his head. At the crime scene, experts collected two spent cartridges. 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