By Lehlohonolo Lehana.
SA Police Service (SAPS) in Gauteng have launched a manhunt for a gunman who killed a woman on a Metrobus in Roodepoort on Wednesday morning.
Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) spokesperson Xolani Fihla said the shooting happened in Fleurhof.
Fihla said officers rushed to the scene after being alerted to the incident.
“Upon arrival, the officers found a deceased female. It’s reported that the deceased was shot by an unknown male. And the suspected shooter fled the scene in a white Volkswagen Polo sedan without licence plates.”
Police spokesperson Lt-Col Mavela Masondo provided more details on the shooting, saying the woman was 40 years old and was shot as she was about to board the bus.
“It is alleged the suspect was in the bus as it stopped at the bus stop. As the woman was about to get into the bus, the suspect fired several shots at her. It is further reported that after the shooting the suspect jumped into [the vehicle] and sped off.”
Anyone with information about the whereabouts of the suspect is requested to contact Major General Mbuso Khumalo at 082 556 8642 or Lieutenant Colonel Andile Mankayi at 082 413 2141. All information will be treated with confidentiality.