Police spokesperson Sergeant Suzan Jantjies said the deceased was found wounded inside her vehicle with two gunshots to the driver side of her vehicle around 08:00.
“She died on the scene,” Jantjies confirmed. “Investigations are still in an early stage.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A neighbour who witnessed the aftermath described the shocking discovery of Tuesday’s shooting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The neighbour, a tenant living on the adjacent property, explained how she initially misinterpreted the gunshots: “I went up and looked out my bedroom curtain. I know that [the victim] has a little pellet gun, because we often have people walking at night, strangers, and she just takes two shots to chase people away. That was my initial thought.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n The situation escalated when another neighbour called with concerns: “My neighbour from upstairs phoned me and asked, ‘What’s going on?’ I said, ‘I don’t know.’ I phoned [the victim] and she didn’t pick up.” In an emotional interview, the mother of the deceased, spoke about her beloved daughter’s character and how the tragic loss has left her shattered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “My daughter was somebody who was loved by everyone,” the grieving mother said. “You can ask anybody what kind of daughter my daughter was… She was a loved child, a God-fearing person. She didn’t deserve this.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n When asked how she learned about the tragedy, the mother recounted the devastating phone call: “My son phoned me and he said, ‘Mommy, there’s been a shooting by [daughter’s name] house’. I asked him, whether she is all right and he said, ‘No, mommy, she’s dead. She’s dead.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n The deceased’s sister-in-law shared: “She was jovial, she didn’t have a hateful heart. She loved everybody. 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She immediately called for help: “I called police and security. I pushed my own panic button and then everybody arrived.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The family member revealed they had recently celebrated together as a family: “Just on Saturday, we had a family gathering. I celebrated my birthday and her son…we were all together.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n