Incident Summary:

06/15/2019: An assailant shot and killed Jongisethi Phoswa, a ward councilor, in Rasmeni, Eastern Cape, South Africa. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201906150015

When:
2019-06-15

Country:
South Africa

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Eastern Cape

City:
Rasmeni

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Assassination
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Government (General)
Name of Entity Government of South Africa
Specific Description Ward Councilor: Jongisethi Phoswa
Nationality of Target South Africa
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Unknown No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 1 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"EC ward councillor g...," Algoa FM, June 16, 2019.