Hunter Riaan Naude got hunted in South Africa

Millions celebrate that Riaan Naude got shot in the head, he killed dozens of wild animals hunting, but at the end of his miserable life, the got himself hunted.

Hunter Riaan Naude was found murdered in his vehicle, which he was driving to go hunting, on Marken Road in the Limpopop region of South Africa on Tuesday June 28.

He was found in his car with a shot to the head and his brains were spread all over the vehicle.

According to Heritage Protection Group (HPG), a non-profit organization that fights crime, the 55-year-old man pulled his Toyota double-cab bakkie off the road about 5 kilometers from Mokopane, after the vehicle overheated.

"According to witnesses, a white bakkie pulled up next to the man and shot him in cold blood at close range, after which the two suspects walked out and presumably stole a gun," HPG said.

He noted that Lt. Col. Mamphaswa Seabi, a police spokesman, said that when they arrived at the scene they found the man's lifeless body on the ground, next to the bakkie.

The man was lying on his back and had blood on his head and face, his brains were spread all over the place" Seabi said.

Preliminary investigations revealed that a cattle herder in the area heard a gunshot and noticed a white Nissan pickup with a trailer speeding away from the crime scene in the direction of Marken. This is presumably the truck the suspects were driving, he added.

The motive for the murder is unknown and a cartridge was found at the scene, but the brand of the firearm has not yet been determined.

“Police found two hunting rifles, ammunition, clothing, water, whiskey, cocaine and pajamas in the deceased's bakkie. Looks like the bastard was on his way to go hunting,” he added.

He indicated that some people who were near the area stated that a white vehicle was stopped next to the hunter and from there he shot him from a short distance with a weapon.

The authorities continue to investigate at the moment considering the hypothesis that the locals have carried out the crime due to the hatred they had for the hunter for killing animals, so it would be an act of revenge in which the lives of the animals ahead of people.

The news has gone viral on social networks, with different positions in which they say that it was an act of justice towards animals, as well as the counterparts who defend the legality of the practice in South Africa.