[EYEWITNESS REPORT] Man shoots woman, then himself in Chancliff
"At first I thought it was two children chasing each other. Then the man pulled out a gun and I realised this was no child's' play."
A man, who is believed to have been a Red Ant security guard, shot and killed his alleged girlfriend on Clifford Street, Chancliff at about 7.30am this morning after an argument between the two.
The man then shot himself in the head.
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Eyewitnesses say the two were arguing next to the road when the man suddenly pulled out a firearm and shot the woman.
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“I was on my way to work,” said one of the witnesses, who wished to remained anonymous because of the police investigation. “I saw two people chasing each other around a tree. At first I thought it was two children chasing each other. Then the man pulled out a gun and I realised this was no child’s play.”
Then the man fired a shot at the woman. The first shot missed as she continued to run around. Then he fired two more shots. One seemed to hit her in the chest and the other in her head.
“She dropped to the ground and laid there, motionless.”
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The perpetrator then turned and walked to towards the eyewitness who was parked a distance from him. “I panicked and asked the security guard at the complex if he was armed. Then I heard more shots. I thought he was firing at me, but when I turned round, I saw that he was in his car.”
Another eyewitness who was in his vehicle further up the road said the man shot himself.
“I stood there and a bullet came flying past me,” said the second witness. “Then I saw him get into the car, put the gun against his head and shoot himself.”
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The witnesses called ambulances to the scene, but paramedics declared both victim and perpetrator dead soon after arrival.
Local Community Policing Forum patrollers barricaded the scene to prevent the public from entering.
Krugersdorp Police’s K9 unit and other officers arrived on scene to investigate the murder/ suicide.
Various emergency services personnel, from Help24, Netcare 911, ER24, the traffic police and others, were also on scene to assist in any way possible.
The reason for the shooting is not yet known.
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