Man shoots girlfriend, himself in Fourways
A 54-year-old man is believed to have committed suicide after critically injuring a 50-year-old woman in a shooting incident in the Johannesburg suburb of Fourways on Tuesday morning.
Police spokesperson, Mavela Masondo, says the woman was driving on the corner of Cedar Road and Cedar Avenue West, when she was approached by a man who shot at her.
Masondo says the woman was later taken to a nearby hospital in a serious condition.
"The suspect (the man) was found inside his car with a gunshot wound in the upper body.
"It is suspected that he committed suicide. It's also reported that the suspect and the victim were in a relationship.
The motive is still unknown, but a case of attempted murder has been opened.
UPDATE LIFE FOURWAYS SHOOTING : ALLEGEDLY HUSBAND SHOT WIFE, FLED SCENE, SAPS & JMPD THEN CORNERED HIM, HE THEN SHOT HIMSELF DEAD. pic.twitter.com/EKHeAJEyDA
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