- South African rapper Kiernan “AKA” Forbes was shot dead at a popular nightspot on Florida Road in Durban on Friday night.
- The rapper’s death was confirmed by his parents, Tony and Lynn.
- Police were still combing the scene for evidence Saturday morning.
Police crime scene investigators were still combing the scene in Florida Road, Durban on Saturday morning where rapper Kiernan “AKA” Forbes and a friend were shot dead.
Police cordoned off a section of the sidewalk. Durban Metro Police officers worked alongside them to secure the area.
News24 understands that crime scene experts will be working all morning to gather evidence and search for clues.
An uneasy feeling hung over the area as they went about their work and some passing vehicles slowed to a crawl as the occupants tried to catch a glimpse of the activity there.
In the place there were no flowers or tributes.
Family and friends of the rapper ‘AKA’ arrived at the scene while the police were still looking for evidence.
Meanwhile, business at other neighborhood restaurants continued as usual.
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Investigators interviewed restaurant staff in the area looking for possible witnesses.
Family and friends of AKA arrived at the place.
The scene on Florida Road, Durban, on Saturday morning, where rapper Kiernan “AKA” Forbes and a friend were shot dead.
Morningside resident Ahmed Fakroodeen, who was on the scene moments after the rapper was shot, claimed some crime had crept into the area.
“Normally this is our safe space area. But we do have robberies and those kinds of crimes. But we don’t expect a shooting like this, not from someone that prominent at the top of their game.”
Fakroodeen added that emergency services officials arrived at the scene shortly after the incident.
“It was all cordoned off. There were cones showing where the bullet casings had landed. A person had also been brought inside for treatment at the time.”
