Man killed in Emmarentia road rage shooting, suspect arrested
A confrontation between two drivers in Johannesburg escalated into gunfire that left one man dead and two others wounded.
Man killed in Emmarentia road rage shooting, suspect arrested
A confrontation between two drivers in Johannesburg escalated into gunfire that left one man dead and two others wounded.
A road rage incident in Emmarentia, Johannesburg, left one man dead and two others wounded on Sunday afternoon after a confrontation between two drivers escalated into a shooting123. 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 murder37.
The deceased has been identified as Zawar Faisal ul Rehman, who will be buried at Westpark cemetery on Tuesday5.
According to Gauteng police spokesperson Colonel Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi, the incident began as a physical altercation between two male drivers2. A female passenger, suspected to be the wife of one of the drivers, retrieved a firearm from a vehicle, and the second driver also drew a firearm, resulting in a shooting that killed the husband13. The other driver sustained minor injuries, and the female passenger was taken to hospital with a gunshot wound27.
Car guard Xolani Makhoba, who witnessed the incident, said the drivers had attempted to overtake one another on Barry Hertzog Avenue, resulting in minor contact between the vehicles4. The argument evolved from a verbal dispute into a physical fight4. Witnesses told TimesLIVE that the wife pulled a gun from her Muslim Abaya-style dress and fired two warning shots into the air before attempting to hand the weapon to her husband, which appeared to prompt the second driver to open fire4. Witnesses reported hearing four to six gunshots4.
Mohammed Yusuf Razak, the lawyer representing the accused, said his client will plead self-defence6. Razak said the deceased had been driving aggressively in a white BMW and side-swiped the accused's vehicle6. He alleged that during the confrontation, the deceased grabbed the firearm from his wife and discharged it in the direction of the accused6. Razak said video footage of the incident supports his client's version of events6.
Witnesses described the aftermath as grim, with the deceased man's two children present at the scene, one of whom attempted CPR4.
Police urged drivers to abide by traffic rules and exercise patience to avoid road rage situations137.