He left Johannesburg alive and well to continue with his 35^th birthday celebrations tour at YuGo at Stamford Hill Road, Durban and he came back home in a coffin. Rapper Kiernan "AKA' Forbes and his friend Tebello "Tibz" Motsoane were shot outside Wish restaurant on Florida Road in Durban on the evening of 10 February 2023. AKA is reported to have just dined with friends when two gunmen approached him while chatting to an old friend outside the restaurant. The two gunmen shot at the group of friends killing the rapper and chef Tibz instantly before running across the street. The motive behind the hit is still unknown.

AKA'S BODY IN JOHANNESBURG

AKA's family have travelled to Durban over the weekend to identify the rapper's body and returned home in Johannesburg. He was identified by his father Tony and brother Steffan Forbes. The Forbes family lawyer Rudolph Baloyi confirmed to the media that Kiernan's body has indeed been returned to Joburg where he was living, and the family is preparing for his burial and memorial service. "As you would have seen, we spent the day in Durban, where we went to go identify him together with the father and the brother,' Rudolph says. "We spent time with the detectives that are working on the case and did a few interviews. Then we managed to come back with Kiernan. At this point in time, his body is in Johannesburg.'

SAPS MANHUNT
The South African Police Service have since launched a manhunt to find the killers of AKA and Tibz. They have urged the public to come forward with information that could lead to the arrest of suspects involved in the alleged murder. KwaZulu Natal provincial police spokesperson, Colonel Robert Netshiunda says, "Police are pleading with anyone who has information to assist in the investigation and could lead to the [arrest] of the suspects to contact the nearest police station, or call our crime stop number on 08600 10111.'

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