Navin Shurren, a 50-year-old who was reported missing from Trenance Park, was found deceased on Estuary Drive in Riverview, Verulam, on Tuesday 14 April.
Members of Reaction Unit South Africa (Rusa) were dispatched to the scene following reports of an unresponsive man.
Reaction Unit South Africa spokesperson Prem Balram said: “On arrival, Reaction officers located the self-employed businessman in a prone position on an embankment. He was dressed in a cream jacket and navy blue pants. Upon assessment, he was unresponsive and had sustained a gunshot wound to the head.”
Shurren was last seen on Monday 13 April at approximately 10pm departing a service station driving a white Chevrolet Utility van. His cellphone had been switched off since his disappearance, and his vehicle has not been located.
Members of the public discovered the body while proceeding to work and alerted first responders.
