4 Killed in Pretoria Shooting, Business Owner Shoots Wife and Employees Before Committing Suicide

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South African Police Service - SAPS,Gauteng

A deadly shooting in Pretoria has left four people dead after a businessman reportedly killed three people, including his wife, before turning the gun on himself.

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Four people were killed when a business owner shot his wife and two employees before shooting himself. Image: Darren Stewart.According to police, they first were called out to a residential complex in Rietfontein, where they found a 45-year-old woman with gunshot wounds to the head.Briefly News Needs Your Help! Take our Survey Now and See Improvements at Briefly.co.za Tomorrow

Police were then alerted to a second shooting at a supermarket and takeaway shop in Gezina, where they found another three found three According to preliminary investigations, the 47-year-old supermarket owner argued with his employees after opening the shop in the morning.He then returned to the supermarket, where he shot two of his employees.

It’s believed that two other employees escaped unharmed. The owner is then said to have turned the firearm on himself and committed suicide. Police recovered a 9mm pistol at the scene.Byron Pillay is a Current Affairs Editor at Briefly News. He received a Diploma in Journalism from the Caxton Cadet School. He spent 11 years covering a wide variety of news as a community journalist, including politics, crime and current affairs.

 

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