DJ Citi Lyts, Pro Kid’s Younger brother, Was Slain.
DJ Citi Lyts, Pro Kid’s Younger brother, Was Slain.
Sandile Mkhize, better known as DJ Citi Lyts, was killed in a hail of gunfire, according to reports. Citi Lyts was the brother of Pro Kid (real name Linda Mkhize), a former hip-hop musician.
Citi Lyts was closing his joint at about 10 p.m. last night when a group of armed thugs pounced on him and fatally shot him before fleeing with his cash, according to a source close to his family.
Mkhize was shot and killed in Dube, Soweto, during an alleged hijacking. He died early Monday morning.
DJ’S DEATH HAS BEEN CONFIRMED BY HIS FAMILY.
Mkhize was allegedly shot eight times during the encounter, according to reports.
Nhlanhla Lux Dlamini, a family spokeswoman, confirmed that Mkhize had died.
Mkhize passed dead around 00:30, according to Dlamini.
“They were ambushed, to put it that way.” They joined forces, and four men appeared out of nowhere, halted them, and shot them in the head. They battled as hard as they could, and then the guys opened fire.
“I don’t know how many people were in the car yet, but it happened in Soweto’s Dube.”
Nhlanhla Dlamini, spokeswoman for the Mkhize family
Mavela Masondo, a spokesperson for the Gauteng Police Service, said that a murder case has been filed after a musician was shot and died in Soweto.
“A musician was shot dead in the early hours of Monday, February 14 2022, in Dube, Soweto, prompting Gauteng police to initiate a manhunt for suspects.”
“At around 2 a.m., police were called to a murder scene in Dube, where they discovered a 32-year-old male lying on the ground with gunshot wounds to his upper torso.” Paramedics pronounced him dead.
The deceased was reportedly fired at while walking down the street with his buddies by suspects in a silver VW Polo.”
Mavela Masondo, a spokesman for the Gauteng Police Service,
WHO IS DJ CITI LYTS ?
The DJ is the brother of the late Linda ‘Pro Kid’ Mkhize. He is the man behind hit songs like Vura and Washa Washa. He was originally signed to Ambitiouz Entertainment, but decided to go solo. The tributes for the late DJ have been pouring in. Donald, Ricky Rick, and L-Tido are among the artists who have sent their profound sympathies to Mkhize’s family.