Gunmen shot dead a traffic police officer who was returning home from work in Yei on Wednesday evening, according to a local source.
The police officer was going to buy food items for his family when unknown gunmen opened fire at him around 6 PM.
A wave of killings has hit Yei following the fighting which erupted in Juba on 8 July. The conflict has forced many civilians to flee the town to Uganda and Democratic Republic of Congo.
Many residents who are still in Yei are complaining of scarcity of food items in local markets as roads leading to Yei remain closed.