Man shot in fight over parking bay
MASERU — A man has been hospitalised with serious injuries after a security guard shot him in the back for allegedly parking his car in a bay reserved for a supermarket owner.
Police spokesperson Masupha Masupha told a press conference on Monday that the man had a quarrel with the guard and as he left his car he was shot in the back.
The guard has since been arrested and appeared in court this week.
The man, who is facing charges of attempted murder, was remanded in custody.
His pump-action firearm will be presented before the court as an exhibit, Masupha said.
“The victim was shot in the back after having an argument with a security officer over a parking space. The victim was admitted in hospital,” Masupha said.
“We have noticed that there are people who block parking spaces saying they belong to them. Some street vendors even use parking space as a market area and they refuse to allow people to park their vehicles. What they are doing is illegal and we will act against them.”
Masupha said it is only the Maseru City Council (MCC) that can reserve parking space in the city.
He said shop owners who want spaces reserved for them in front of their businesses should apply to the MCC.
It is wrong for shop owners to assume that spaces in front of their businesses are under their control or belong to them, he said.
MCC spokesperson, Lintle Moerane, said if one needs to own a parking space they need to apply for it.
“No one owns parking space unless one has applied to the MCC to allocate space for her. Currently we don’t have enough parking areas so we cannot allocate a parking area to an individual,” Moerane said.
Comment by Lelimo on 9 August 2012:
Ma security!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Watch out guys they have guns and are untrained and will kill you trying to impress shop owners, remember 2 weeks back a man was shot and killed for stealing a polony in Roma.
Comment by Mzalwane on 9 August 2012:
khelek!!! re tla fela ke masecurity!!! Ba tsekiseng lithunya le bafe liphala…..!
Comment by sekoelepane sa leribe on 9 August 2012:
ma security ooe
Comment by Motjolopy on 9 August 2012:
Masecurity a re tloaela masepa a sa rutehang.how can u shoot a person over parking space?he banna lisatane tsee.disarm dis bastards b4 Basotho ba fela.
Comment by 'MaBotle on 9 August 2012:
fotsek how dare he – lesecurity. pleasing the supermarketowner with somebodys life. fotsek nxa, ka tla ka khena ha bohloko!
Comment by Mokotla on 9 August 2012:
Li joalo ntja tsena,li hana likolo ebe ha ba ts’oara lithunya b’a bela…a k’u utloe moleko ono hle ha o thunya motho e mong ka pump action,haholo ebile a sena molato.Haeba ana pakile ha hae teng kea kholoa eka be a mo bolaile THE SCOTT WAY,sis monna tooe oa le 7
Comment by Motlotsuoa on 9 August 2012:
ma security a nahana hore ke melingoana ha ba tsoere lithunya, he must be given a long sentence to deter other same like him
Comment by Lai Thekhe - Motho a oa on 9 August 2012:
‘Muso o amohile babolai ba bitsoang mapolesa lithunya oa lumella litlokotsebe tse sa tsebeng le ho ngola hore lits’oarele sechaba sa Moshoeshoe lithunya. Helele retla boka ha li oroha
Comment by Lefefooane on 9 August 2012:
I think it is high time that the private security industry is regulated. Day in day out we have cases of a security guard shooting either a small boy to death over theft of polony or shooting someone over a packing bay. I urge the minister of police to intervene, it seems those guns are in wrong hands hence re tla shoa re fele tu re bolaoa ke masecurity. The following points should be addressed in the regulation of the private security industry:
1. Education
2. Training
3. Firearms
$. penalties on misuse of firearms
Comment by Oa Likoetseng on 9 August 2012:
Ma Security ana a laeloa ke Melata ena ee senang Kelello. Hona le lishopo tsa Makoerekoere Kapela Ofisi ea Traffic tseleng ee hlahang ‘Marakeng oa Maseru..O ke ke oa Paka Koloi mono, Monna eno o sele hona hoo e kang ke Naha ea habo eena.O tla fumana Batho ba thothomela ha o ka Paka koloi Mono..’Na ke ne ke mo hlabele Ntjanyana. Mohlomong le ena o fuoe permit..Joale re tseba Joang? Ke hore MCC e behe Mats’oaho libakeng tsee joalo re se ke ra ‘na ra arabisana le Melata ena ea bona.
Comment by phakoana on 9 August 2012:
uena ‘lai-lai ‘mao a oa’ , u tloella mapolesa kea u bona; ba tla u atamela bo-’mate’ao u tlo bone, akere joale rea u tseba. nxa….ha ho buuoa ka ma-security uena u pota ka mapolesa! sis!
Comment by mokonkoana on 10 August 2012:
Aaaache ntate masupha khaale re lla ka taba ena
1. mapolesa ha a bona bo ramabenkele ba beile lirimi le licone ona a nka bohato bofeng? e.g mono tlasa mofumahali wa tlholo bo sandra
2. parking e rekiloeng ho masepala re tla e tseba joang?
3. Re le baqhobi ha re ka mula alemong wa masecurity this will cum to a gentle stop, mapolesa a batla ho shoe ngoana mang?
4. Masecurity a fuwa libetsa tse kotsi ebile ba sena thupelo e nepahetseng, eg molao wa bona o re ba cliere!!!! how do you measure to clear na e etswa ha ho le jwang….. aniway I luv you ntate masupha especially the way you present your staff. ” taba eno ka bo eona e entse hore banna ba bahlano ba be litlamong tsa sepolesa sa heso “
Comment by Masienyane on 10 August 2012:
Nxa*o lokelwa ke kahlolo e boima*nna hahona lekata ka ntja le ka emang ka pelaka ka moqongwana o no wabona,madinyane a marabe a thetswa ka disente ke meleko ya melata madinyane a makodukotwane nxa,,meleko ya thuwana ya lodi,nxa basele,,
Comment by Lebeoana on 10 August 2012:
Ke hopola ketsahalo e ‘ngoe masecurity a entse khang ka ho tseba ho thunya, eaba e mong o phamisa letsoho o re e mong le thunye, mokola ha o thunya oa shoatla ‘mateae hloho ena. Ho ts’oana hantle le ho testa chefo ka leleme. Batho bana ba kotsi ho fuoa lithunya ba sa koetlisoa hantle.
Comment by Joe Lekau on 13 August 2012:
It is quite clear that guns are given to criminals to combat crime. ‘Manthbiseng Senatsi was murdered by security guards who wanted to impress their masters. The killings of unarmed civilians by armed security guards have to be stopped as soon as possible. We do not need to have more fatalities before action is taken. It would appear that these security guards are not well trained and circumstances under which they may use their firearms ar not defined. The point of departure in restoring law and order is to disarm these tricker happy bustards and provide them with batons. Business owners who provide guns to security oersonnel must also face the music. It is not enough to arrest security guards leaving behind sources of these guns. Since ‘Manthabiseng Senatsi, there have been far too many unnecessary deaths which otherwise could have been avaoided. Watch this space!!!
Comment by Tlatis on 13 August 2012:
che masecurity ona a phoqa hampe,ke sure ke shopo ya molata eooo!!!