Senior-ranking police officers said they feared that Pillay's death could spark further violence

Senior-ranking police officers said they feared that Pillay's death could spark further violence in a community which has been ravaged by a drug turf war that has claimed dozens of lives.
SAPS spokesperson Brig Jay Naicker confirmed the incident, saying a shooting took place “at a known drug dealers home” on Taurus Street, Shallcross.