US EditionPopular Limpopo Musician Arrested for Attempted Murder After Shooting Incident
The musician allegedly fired several shots during a confrontation, seriously injuring a 34-year-old motorist, police said.
- Wednesday morning at about 9:30am police arrested a well-known Limpopo musician during an intelligence-driven operation at a property in Bendor, Polokwane; he is believed to be Lehlogonolo Katlego Chauke, known as Shebeshxt.
- On October 19, a road‑rage shooting erupted along Witklip Street in Ladanna after the 30-year-old rapper allegedly fired several shots at a vehicle, seriously injuring a 34-year-old male motorist.
- Detectives secured a warrant Tuesday and a joint Provincial Investigation Unit and Provincial Tracking Team arrested the suspect the next day, seizing vehicles for forensic analysis.
- Shebeshxt faces attempted murder charges and will appear in the Polokwane Magistrate's Court on Thursday, with Provincial police head Lieutenant-General Thembi Hadebe praising the teams and SAPS reiterating no one is above the law.
- The musician has a documented history of violent incidents, including a 2022 attempted‑murder case and viral early‑2024 assault video, while a dedicated investigative team is probing the case, police said.
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Polokwane – A popular 30-year-old musician has been arrested in connection with two counts of attempted murder. Police spokesperson Colonel Malesela Ledwaba on Wednesday, 12 November 2025, said the police in Limpopo arrested the musician during an intelligence-driven operation conducted in the upmarket suburb of Bendor, outside Polokwane. The musician, who was not named, was arrested on Wednesday morning at about 09:30. “The arrest was executed …
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