Staff Reporter
AN undetermined amount of cocaine was found in the car of 53-year-old Dutch national Roland Antonius Wilhelmus Masolijn who was shot dead in Swakopmund’s affluent Ocean View neighbourhood on Monday at about 16:00.
According to the Erongo Police, before the incident occurred, the man allegedly called his girlfriend to open the gate, parked his car and connected a hosepipe to the tap to wash his car.
A few minutes later, the girlfriend, who was sitting inside the house, allegedly heard a strange sound from outside. About 10 to 15 minutes later, an unknown man knocked and informed her that her boyfriend’s lifeless body was lying outside in a pool of blood.
The man was shot twice, first in his right buttock and then below his left eye. The police explained that the first bullet was found stuck in the lower part of the deceased’s right waist and the second bullet struck through the back of the deceased’s head.
The police also found 120 boxes of 9 mm live rounds in a safe, a firearm license registered in the girlfriend’s name, N$2 050 in cash and three cell phones in a bag in the deceased’s car.
The deceased’s next of kin has been informed.
The available evidence on the possible suspect(s) is inconclusive, but the police said that the matter is being pursued with confidence.
Anyone with information that could assist investigations is urged to report to the nearest police station.
They can also contact Detective Chief Inspector Johannes Mwatongwe at +264 81 246 1121 or Detective Chief Inspector Kandali Uushona at +264 81 811 4770.
File photo for illustrative purposes only.
