The unidentified 47-year-old man is alleged to have asked to fetch his reading glasses from the car before shooting his 45-year-old wife in the head then turning gun on himself
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| The leafy Johannesburg suburb of Parkview is known for its elite private schools, costly houses and gentile high street with outdoor cafés and restaurants |
The 47-year-old man, who has not yet been identified, reportedly asked to go
and fetch his reading glasses from the car but returned with a gun and shot
his 45-year-old wife in the head, police said.
He then allegedly pointed the gun at police officers on duty in the station,
prompting them to take cover behind a desk, before turning it on himself.
The shooting took place at 2.50am on Tuesday in the leafy Johannesburg suburb
of Parkview, which is known for its elite private schools, costly houses and
genteel high street with outdoor cafés and restaurants.
Contrary to Johannesburg’s crime-ridden reputation, Parkview police precinct
saw just three murders in the whole of last year.
Sergeant Lloyd Ramovha, a spokesman for Parkview police, said police had
brought the couple to the station from their home in nearby Parkhurst, known
as Johannesburg’s Chelsea, after reports of a domestic dispute.
He said officers who went to the couple’s home categorised the dispute as “a minor quarrel” and said both appeared “calm and cooperative”.
The couple were taken to Parkview police station to complete a domestic violence registration form, and the man asked to travel in a separate car to his wife as he said he would go to stay at his sister’s house.
As they filled out the forms, Sergeant Ramovha told the Rosebank Killarney Gazette, the man asked to fetch his reading glasses from the car.
He said he returned with a small concealed revolver and “shot the female in the head at point-blank range without notice”.
The police station’s doors were closed on Tuesday as a forensic team continued their work. Five officers who were on duty have been offered counselling, police said.
He said officers who went to the couple’s home categorised the dispute as “a minor quarrel” and said both appeared “calm and cooperative”.
The couple were taken to Parkview police station to complete a domestic violence registration form, and the man asked to travel in a separate car to his wife as he said he would go to stay at his sister’s house.
As they filled out the forms, Sergeant Ramovha told the Rosebank Killarney Gazette, the man asked to fetch his reading glasses from the car.
He said he returned with a small concealed revolver and “shot the female in the head at point-blank range without notice”.
The police station’s doors were closed on Tuesday as a forensic team continued their work. Five officers who were on duty have been offered counselling, police said.
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