Update, 20 March, 1pm
Captain Mavela Masondo, Gauteng police provincial spokesperson has confirmed that a woman (50) was shot on the upper body on the corner of Ceder Road and Cedar Avenue West, Fourways. She was approached by a male suspect (54) who was later found with a gunshot wound, suspected to have committed suicide.
The woman is still in critical condition at a nearby hospital. According to some media reports the suspect is an alleged estranged boyfriend.
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Initial report, 19 March, 8.30am
A woman in serious condition after being shot at the Cedar Road and Cedar Avenue West intersection.
Provincial police spokesperson Captain Mavela Masondo said, “The victim was in her car when a man approached her car and shot her, it has been alleged that the shooter is her boyfriend.”
Masondo said they are still investigating the allegation and the motive for the shooting is still unknown.
The shooter was found in his car with a fatal gunshot wound, it is a suspected murder-suicide. The police have opened an inquest and are investigating a case of murder, Masondo added.
This is a developing story, more updates to follow.
SHOOTING : LIFE HOSPITAL. FOURWAYS. CEDAR RD. FOURWAYS. JHB. GP. FEMALE SHOT IN THE FACE BY MALE PERP. AWAIT UPDATE
— REZA (@crimeairnetwork) March 19, 2019
A man shot and wounded a woman, in the face before fleeing. A few kilometers away, in Fourways, he took his own life. It all happened during morning traffic. #CrimeWatch
— Yusuf Abramjee (@Abramjee) March 19, 2019
UPDATE LIFE FOURWAYS SHOOTING : ALLEGEDLY HUSBAND SHOT WIFE, FLED SCENE, SAPS & JMPD THEN CORNERED HIM, HE THEN SHOT HIMSELF DEAD. pic.twitter.com/EKHeAJEyDA
— REZA (@crimeairnetwork) March 19, 2019
Shooting near Fourways Life Hospital: West and Cedar Roads. A man in a white Range Rover shot and wounded a female driver. Motive unknown. #CrimeWatch
— Yusuf Abramjee (@Abramjee) March 19, 2019
