Detectives trying to establish motive following Durban Magistrate's Court shooting
Detectives are still trying to establish the motive behind today's shooting at the Durban Magistrate's Court.
An off-duty police officer allegedly shot his wife and her brother before turning the gun on himself.
Witnesses say they heard several shots ring out from inside O Court on the eighth floor.
The bodies of a man and a woman were found lying in pools of blood. Medics treated a 32-year-old man for critical injuries before taking him to hospital, where he remains under police guard.
Officers say the woman's fiance was also at the court when the shooting occurred.
It is understood he punched his arm through a glass door upon hearing what had happened and also needed to be taken to hospital.
Detectives spent the afternoon combing through the courtroom.
The couple had been in court for divorce proceedings.
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Newswatch arrived at the courthouse earlier and found the building on lock-down, with no one being allowed inside.Witnesses say they heard several shots ring out from inside O Court on the eighth floor.
The bodies of a man and a woman were found lying in pools of blood. Medics treated a 32-year-old man for critical injuries before taking him to hospital, where he remains under police guard.
Officers say the woman's fiance was also at the court when the shooting occurred.
It is understood he punched his arm through a glass door upon hearing what had happened and also needed to be taken to hospital.
Detectives spent the afternoon combing through the courtroom.
The victim's bodies have since been removed from the building.
#DurbanCourtShooting @SAPoliceService Thembeka Mbhele has confirmed that a off-duty police officer allegedly shot and killed his wife and her brother during divorce proceedings at the Durban Magistrates Court.He then allegedly turned the gun on himself. @ECR_Newswatch pic.twitter.com/sVk6PaZRio
— Nushera Raisa (@nushera) November 26, 2018
