Lucky Dube Fatally Shot in Robbery

South African reggae star Lucky Dube has been gunned down by car hijackers in Johannesburg - in front of his two children. The singer was fatally shot by robbers in the Johannesburg suburb of Rosettenville on Thursday night. He was 43. Police spokeswoman, Captain Cheryl Engelbrecht, says, "He was in Rosettenville around 8:00 pm last night apparently dropping off his child. The child had just gone off the car when unknown men approached him trying to hijack him. He was shot and he died on the scene." Dube had been hailed as one of the pioneers of the South African reggae scene, and recently signed a record deal with Motown Records. Musician Mzwakhe Mbuli led tributes to the tragic star and condemned the nature of the crime. He says: "I am devastated... out of words. Lucky Dube's music internationally was a great success story. He was a legend. "For me its cold blooded murder until investigation proves me otherwise. Crime is out of control. Where is this country heading to? We really need divine intervention." http://www.thebeatstlouis.com/cc-common/news/news_music.html