Two people shot dead at Durban Magistrate's Court
A man and a woman have been shot dead inside the Durban Magistrate's Court.
UPDATE: Detectives are now combing through O Court on the eighth floor of the Durban Magistrate's Court - where two people have been shot dead.
Emergency services at the scene say the gunman then allegedly turned the firearm on himself.
Paramedics say he is in a critical condition while a fourth person is believed to also have been hurt. A witness who spoke to Newswatch says they heard several gunshots ring out from O Court on the eighth floor.
#DurbanCourtShooting It’s been confirmed that two people have been shot dead and two have been injured. It’s believed at this stage that the shooter was an off-duty policeman. pic.twitter.com/mPU3RRfyVA
— Nushera Raisa (@nushera) November 26, 2018
He says the entire floor has been cordoned off. The doors have been closed and no one is being allowed in.
The motive for the shooting at this stage is still unclear - although it's believed to be a domestic dispute.
#DurbanCourtShooting Sources close to the case have told @ECR_Newswatch that the shooting is believed to be over a domestic dispute. pic.twitter.com/UsANrWAydz
— Nushera Raisa (@nushera) November 26, 2018
#DurbanCourtShooting A mortuary Van has arrived at the Durban Magistrates Court to pick up the bodies of the woman and man who were killed in a shooting earlier in Court O on the 8th floor. pic.twitter.com/3p8apBRSwT
— Nushera Raisa (@nushera) November 26, 2018
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