South African soccer player Luke Fleurs, 24, was killed in a carjacking Wednesday night.
Police officials told reporters Thursday that Fleurs died after being shot in the chest at a gas station and the assailants drove off with his vehicle.
"While waiting to be served by the attendant, he was confronted by two armed males," police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Mavela Masondo said.
South African Football Association president Danny Jordaan issued a statement about Fleurs' death.
"We woke up to the heartbreaking and devastating news of the passing of this young life.