A Siparia labourer on his way to work was fatally shot, while another man was injured in an attempted robbery, this morning.
Dead is Leroy Sifontis, 38, also known as Bhal, of Mahappy Trace off Darson Trace, Siparia.
Reports say that Sifontis and a 20-year-old fellow villager were standing at the junction of Darsan Trace along Siparia Old Road at around 5:10 am today, when a red Hyundai vehicle stopped for them.
There was one passenger in the front seat.
The men indicated that they were working the Fyzabad route and Sifontis and the victim entered the vehicle.
A short distance away, the front seat passenger pointed a gun at them and tried to rob them.
Sifontis and the victim tried to exit the moving car but were shot.
They both fell out of the vehicle.
Sifontis was shot in the side of his chest and died at the scene, while the other victim was shot on his buttocks.
Investigations are continuing.