Former well - known footballer shot in a hail of bullets, dies in the country

The former South African football player has been shot and killed outside his home.

Mark Batchelor was shot by two men with motorcycles on his way to Olivedale, Johannesburg, about 6:00 on Monday, writes foreign media.

Police say they have opened a murder investigation. The photos that circulate in social media show Bachelor car glass filled with bullets.

Batchelor had earlier claimed that oscar Pistorious was threatened, which was condemned after the same had fired on his girlfriend Reeva Steenzamp.