ALLEGED Tatu gang boss, Anthony Gounden aka Tatu, 44, was shot and killed when gunmen allegedly opened fire on him while he was seated in his minibus at the BP Garage near Sibaya.
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ALLEGED Tatu gang boss, Anthony Gounden aka Tatu, 44, was shot and killed when gunmen allegedly opened fire on him while he was seated in his minibus at the BP Garage near Sibaya.
A police source told POST that Gounden and two others stopped at the garage at around 3am this morning when they were ambushed.
He claimed that an altercation at an Umhlanga sports bar hours before Gounden’s killing could be a possible motive.
ALLEGED Tatu gang boss, Anthony Gounden aka Tatu
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“Gounden was seated in his minibus taxi, which was parked at the front of the convenience store at the garage.
“Two men approached the vehicle and fired several gunshots at Gounden and another man who was standing near the taxi.
“An off-duty Verulam police officer was in the vicinity and he fired back at the gunmen using his private firearm.
“They fired back at him and fled the scene towards Sibaya Casino. Gounden was pronounced dead at the scene.
“It is believed this incident emanated from an altercation at an Umhlanga sports bar, where gunshots were fired,” the source added.
He said a police constable from Verulam, who was fired from SAPS after he was allegedly caught transporting drugs for Gounden in a marked vehicle while in full uniform in Umhlanga in 2024, and who worked for Gounden as a bodyguard, was with him (Gounden) at the time of the shooting.
“The former cop had fled the scene when the shooting started,” the source said.
Andreas Mathos, spokesperson for Marshall Security, said they received a panic alert from the BP Garage at around 3.05am.
He said when they got to the scene, Gounden was dead and one other person was treated for his injuries after a bullet grazed his neck.
Gounden, of Verulam, was due to appear in the Durban Regional Court next week for the start of his trial for the attempted murder of an off-duty metro police officer on March 9, 2024.
He had faced a string of charges over the years, including drug dealing, attempted murder, fraud, defeating and obstructing the course of justice and the unlawful possession of firearms, linked to his involvement in drug dealing and gang wars in Verulam and Phoenix.