A New Angle, A Darker Truth

For weeks, the public has grappled with grainy images of the shooting that claimed the lives of Kiernan “AKA” Forbes and his close friend Tibz on Florida Road, Durban. The first CCTV angle showed the violence itself — sudden, brutal, irreversible.

But a second angle tells a far more haunting story.

This time, the camera doesn’t focus on the gunfire.

It focuses on the approach.

And what it reveals is chilling.

The Calm Before the Kill

In the footage, AKA is seen standing casually with friends outside a popular venue. There is no tension in his body language. No sign of danger. He laughs, chats, and at one point warmly embraces a friend — a moment frozen in tragic contrast to what follows.

Behind them, life continues as normal.

Cars pass. People walk by. Music spills faintly from nearby establishments.

And then, from the edge of the frame, a figure appears.

The Killer’s Path

The second CCTV angle captures the alleged gunman approaching from behind, moving along the pavement with deliberate calm.

He does not run.
He does not hesitate.
He does not draw attention to himself.

Investigators say this is one of the most disturbing aspects of the footage: the killer blends into the night, using the natural flow of foot traffic as cover.

Frame by frame, police can now trace his path — how he positions himself, how he times his steps, how he waits for the exact moment when AKA’s attention is elsewhere.

It is not impulsive.

It is precise.

Seconds That Changed Everything

As AKA finishes hugging his friend, the gunman is already within arm’s reach.

The distance between life and death is no more than a step.

In the next instant, the shooter raises his firearm and opens fire at point-blank range.

AKA collapses almost immediately.

Tibz, standing nearby, is struck moments later as he attempts to flee. Chaos erupts. People scatter. Screams cut through the night.

The entire attack lasts only seconds.

But the second angle makes one thing painfully clear:
This was no random act.

Why This Footage Matters

According to sources close to the investigation, this second CCTV angle is crucial.

Not because it shows the violence — but because it shows intent.

Police are now studying:

The shooter’s body language

His route toward the group

His awareness of surrounding cameras

Whether he was communicating with an accomplice

The way the suspect approaches suggests surveillance, planning, and familiarity with the area.

It raises urgent questions:
Who was watching AKA that night?
Who knew where he would be standing?
And who helped make sure the killer could walk in — and walk away?

The Escape Begins Before the Shots End

What happens after the shooting is just as calculated.

As people panic, the gunman does not linger. He turns and retreats along a pre-determined path, disappearing from one camera’s view and re-emerging briefly on another further down the road.

Investigators believe the escape route was rehearsed.

The second angle helps police connect the dots — matching footsteps before the shooting with movements afterward, building a complete timeline of the killer’s journey.

A Nation Watches in Horror

For fans of AKA, the footage is devastating.

To see him alive, smiling, unaware — and then to see the threat emerge silently from behind — has reopened wounds across South Africa and beyond.

Social media has been flooded with tributes, anger, and renewed calls for justice. Many have questioned how such a brazen attack could happen in a busy nightlife area, surrounded by people and cameras.

But police insist the very cameras that recorded the crime may now be the key to solving it.

Police Close In

Authorities have confirmed that multiple CCTV angles are being synchronized, allowing investigators to reconstruct the suspect’s movements minute by minute.

Each angle adds clarity:

Where the shooter came from

How long he waited

How he escaped

Officials say this second angle has already helped narrow down timelines and identify critical moments that were previously unseen.

While no arrests have been announced, police say the investigation is advancing.

“This footage brings us closer,” a source said. “Every step he took is now part of the record.”

The Last Walk

AKA’s legacy lives on through his music, his influence, and the millions who continue to mourn him.

But on Florida Road, under the cold eye of a CCTV camera, his final moments tell a story no one wanted to see — a story of calm interrupted by violence, of joy cut short by calculation.

The killer believed the darkness would protect him.

Instead, it watched.

And now, frame by frame, that darkness is giving up its secrets.