Gen. Adolphe Nshimirimana was killed when men in a car shot at him and his bodyguards while traveling in the Kamenge neighbourhood, Willy Nyamitwe told The Associated Press Sunday.
The attackers also lobbed a grenade into Nshimirimana's vehicle, and the general was evacuated before he later died from his wounds, he said.
The killing is likely to stoke tensions in Burundi, which has been wracked by violence since April when it was revealed that Nkurunziza would seek a third term in office.
