Police and security officers at the victim’s vehicle. Photo: Johan Meyer
Traffic was brought to a standstill this morning at the intersection of Corlett Avenue and Ontdekkers Road in Roodepoort after a woman was shot and killed while sitting in her car at a traffic light.
According to Roodepoort Record, the victim, driving a grey Kia Rio, was reportedly waiting for the light to change on Corlett Avenue at Ontdekkers Road when an unknown assailant fired at least four shots through the closed driver’s side window.
Corlett Avenue at Ontdekkers Road was cordoned off by police following the fatal shooting of a motorist. Photo: Johan Meyer
Road closures and investigation
In response to the incident, police closed Corlett Avenue between Albertina Sisulu Road, resulting in significant traffic congestion.
Officers at the scene provided limited information, stating that they are interviewing eyewitnesses and following up on leads.
Roodepoort Record has contacted provincial police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Mavela Masondo for additional comment, but none had been received at the time of publishing.
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"Johan is an internationally published journalist and editor with extensive experience in news and industry reporting. His work has featured in numerous publications over the years.
He cut his teeth at the Roodepoort Record and Northside Chronicle as proofreader, swiftly progressing to junior journalist. He later joined Randfontein Herald as journalist and eventually worked his way up to becoming editor. During his years away from Caxton, he fulfilled journalist and editor positions for various industry publications at the once mighty Malnor Media House right up to their closure in 2019. This position saw him traveling all over the world on writing assignments. Since 2019, he has worked as a freelancer for various publishing houses, and had a year-long stint as senior editor for a large stable of retail and medical B2B titles, until rapid growth of his own small business required his fulltime attention. At the end of 2023, with his own business now fully staffed, Johan decided to dedicate himself to his first love, working as a local journalist for the good of his community.
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