NSS agent shot dead

MASERU – A NATIONAL Security Service (NSS) agent was shot dead in Qoaling on Tuesday night.
Police spokesperson Senior Superintendent Mpiti Mopeli said two unknown men barged into a bar and approached the agent, Tšepang Macheli, 33, and opened fire.

Macheli died right on the spot.
No arrests have been made so far.

Senior Superintendent Mopeli said two shells of a 7.65mm pistol were found at the scene of the crime.
He said one of the men who was with Macheli sustained some injuries on the hand during the attack.

He said the man was rushed to hospital where he was treated as an out-patient.
Senior Superintendent Mopeli said they are still to establish the motive for the killing saying investigations were still in progress.

“Nothing was taken from the deceased,” he said.

The NSS spokesperson Limpho Gugushe said they have been devastated by the sad news.
She said they are going to work together with the police to see to it that the perpetrators are arrested and face the full wrath of the law.

The deceased is survived by his wife and son.
Macheli was staying in Qoaling.

Majara Molupe