Man killed in Emmarentia road rage shooting, suspect arrested

A confrontation between two drivers in Johannesburg escalated into gunfire, leaving one man dead and two others wounded.

A road rage incident in Emmarentia, Johannesburg, on Sunday afternoon left one man dead and two others wounded after an altercation between two drivers escalated into a shooting¹². A 58-year-old man was arrested and is expected to appear in the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court on Tuesday facing charges of murder and attempted murder³.

The confrontation began when two vehicles made minor contact on Barry Hertzog Avenue, according to witnesses⁴. Car guard Xolani Makhoba said both drivers attempted to overtake one another, resulting in what he described as "minor contact between the vehicles"⁴. An argument between the two men evolved into a physical altercation⁴.

Police spokesperson Colonel Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi said a female passenger, suspected to be the wife of one of the drivers, went to retrieve a firearm from the car¹²³. Witnesses said the woman, dressed in a Muslim Abaya-style dress, fired two warning shots into the air before attempting to hand the weapon to her husband⁴. The second driver then pulled out his own firearm and opened fire¹³.

The shooting claimed the life of the husband, while the other driver sustained minor injuries and the female passenger was taken to hospital with a gunshot wound²³. Witnesses reported hearing between four and six gunshots⁴. The deceased man's two children were present at the scene, with one attempting to perform CPR⁴.

The victim was identified as Zawar Faisal ul Rehman, who will be buried at Westpark cemetery on Tuesday⁵. Nevhuhulwi urged the public to abide by traffic rules and exercise patience while using public roads to avoid road rage situations¹³.