Robbers opened fire at Chris Kouremetis with an AK-47 and a 9mm pistol just as he was about to leave the Cradle restaurant in Muldersdrift.
Warrant officer Odette van Staden said it seemed Couremetis was targeted for his expensive watch and the R10 000 (N220,000) cash he carried. Couremetis, believed to be in his late 20s, was shot with an AK-47 and a 9mm pistol.
He was the best man at a lavish wedding ceremony at the Cradle Restaurant.
The ceremony was attended by about 90 guests from all over the world when the shooting took place.
“We believe this is part of the Rolex gang, who specifically look for their targets,” Van Staden said.
She said 12 shots were fired, and two bullets hit Kouremetis in the chest and hand. The rest of the bullets left his luxury car, a Cayenne worth more than R1 million (N22 million), riddled with holes.
Last week, a man was shot and killed for his Rolex watch in Joburg. He had been returning from a shopping centre when his car was pushed off the road by the robbers. Van Staden said police believe the bullet penetrated the heart of Couremetis, a property developer based in Cape Town.
“I think this must be the shot that killed him. The other bullet wound in the hand was not serious. When the paramedics arrived at the scene, he was certified dead,” she said.
At around 10.30pm, the two armed men emerged in the car park and allegedly opened fire on Couremetis. When he dropped to the ground, his attackers took his watch and moonbag containing R10 000 wrapped around his waist.
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