Father, Cloete Murray, and his son, Thomas, shot dead on N1 towards New Road in Midrand

Insolvency Practioner, Cloete Murray, has been rushed to hospital. His son was shot dead in what appears to have been a targeted attack. 

Murray senior was a liquidator for the Guptas and also controversial state contractor Bosasa. Cloete’s son, Thomas, who was a legal advisor, was shot dead. 

The N1 N towards New Road in Midrand remains heavily backed up. Police have cordoned off the scene.

Insolvency practitioner Cloete Murray was shot and injured and his son Tom Murray was killed in an apparent hit on the N1 highway in Midrand, Johannesburg, on Saturday afternoon.

TimesLIVE understands his son was declared dead on the scene while Cloete Murray was rushed to hospital in a critical condition.

Police spokesperson Col Dimakatso Sello confirmed the shooting.

“The police in Midrand will be investigating a case of murder and attempted murder after a shooting incident at New Road off-ramp on the N1 north.

“It is reported that on March 18 [Saturday], two men (reportedly a father and son) were travelling together when their vehicle was shot at by unknown suspects. The son was fatally shot while the father sustained injuries and was taken to hospital.

Emer-G-Med paramedics said both men had been shot multiple times. 

“A 28-year-old male was found to have sustained fatal injuries and was declared dead on arrival of paramedics while a second man, aged about 50-years-old, was found in a critical condition.

“Emergency Care Practitioners worked fervently to stabilise him before he was transported rapidly by ambulance to a nearby hospital for further care,” Emer-G-Med spokesperson Kyle van Reenen said in a statement.

Thomas is said to have been fatally wounded, while his father was rushed to hospital for treatment.

Police confirmed that they are investigating a case of murder and attempted murder following the shooting incident.

“The two men, reportedly a father and son, were travelling together when their vehicle was shot at by unknown suspects. The son was fatally shot, while the father sustained injuries and was taken to hospital.”

The circumstances that led to the incident are unknown at this stage.