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• Warriors defender Divine Lunga was involved in a shooting incident in Johannesburg after he and his friends allegedly tried to assist a man who claimed he had been robbed.
• During the pursuit of the suspected vehicle, shots were fired at Lunga’s BMW, but no one was injured.
• South African police have opened an attempted murder case and investigations are ongoing.

Hillbrow police are investigating an attempted murder case after Mamelodi Sundowns player Divine Lunga was involved in a shooting incident in Johannesburg.

Lunga was reportedly driving a blue BMW along Tudhope Street with friends when they were stopped by an unknown African male.

According to police, the man believed Lunga and his companions were undercover traffic officials and informed them that the occupants of a vehicle ahead of them had allegedly robbed him of R34,000.

“Acting with the intention of assisting the African male, Lunga and his friends decided to follow the suspected vehicle. During the pursuit, one of the occupants of the suspected vehicle allegedly fired shots towards Lunga’s vehicle.

One of the bullets struck the BMW, leaving a bullet hole. Fortunately, no injuries were sustained,” the police statement read.

A case of attempted murder has been registered at Hillbrow SAPS, and the circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation.

No arrests have been made at this stage, and police investigations are continuing.