Road Rage Shooting Incident Leaves 1 Dead in Johannesburg’s Emmarentia Suburb, South Africa
SOUTH AFRICA – A male was killed and 2 others injured in a suspected road rage shooting incident in Johannesburg’s Emmarentia suburb in South Africa on Sunday afternoon, according to local authorities.
Reports indicate that an altercation between 2 male drivers escalated into a gunfire when both drivers drew firearms, after a female passenger on board one of the vehicles retrieved a gun.
“It is alleged that a female passenger, suspected to be the wife of one of the drivers, went to get a firearm from the car, and the second driver also pulled out his firearm, resulting in a shooting which claimed the life of the husband, leaving the other driver and the female passenger injured,” the Gauteng police spokesperson, Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi said.
“The police will be investigating a case of murder and attempted murder. The public, especially drivers, is urged to always abide by traffic rules and exercise patience while using public roads to avoid road rage situations,” he added
In another incident, 2 people were killed and 3 others injured in KwaZulu-Natal on their way to a funeral on Saturday, when unknown men opened fire at them, resulting to the vehicle they were travelling in to skid off the road and rest in a ditch.
Eyewitnesses who responded to the shooting found 2 occupants already dead.
The motive behind the shooting wasn’t clearly known and no arrests had been made.
