Police probe double shooting at Irene shopping centre
A man who shot and killed a woman inside a shop is said to have then killed himself in the parking lot.
Police are investigating a murder after a woman was shot dead before the shooter allegedly turned the gun on himself last Thursday at a shopping centre in Irene.
The shooting happened at 09:30.
A source at the scene says the shooter was a PRSS security guard at the centre, while the woman was identified as Frieda Amese, a mother of two.
Amese was a cleaning supervisor for Afri-Services and has been described as a diligent and caring person and a mentor to others at the company.
Tshwane SAPS spokesperson Warrant Officer Johan van Dyk says the motive for the shooting is unclear.
According to a police report, the shooter and Amese were involved in an altercation just before the shooting.
“He pulled out his firearm and shot the woman.”
He then chased after another man who managed to escape and alert another security guard.
“He turned the firearm on himself and committed suicide.”
Van Dyk says an inquest docket and murder docket are under investigation.
Emergency services non-profit Cert-SA confirmed that two people were killed in the incident at Byls Bridge Promenade shopping centre in Centurion.
“Upon arrival, a man was found fatally shot in the parking lot.
“Further assessment revealed that a woman was also fatally shot at her workplace inside a shop in the mall.”
PRSS spokesperson Poena Jansen van Rensburg says they are investigating the shooting.
He says they can’t comment until the investigation is concluded.
“We [will] also give full assistance to SAPS in their investigation.
“Our condolences to the family of the deceased individuals,” says Jansen van Rensburg.
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