Florida Road shooting: Durban police officer shot dead after killing girlfriend in restaurant

A popular eatery on Durban’s Florida Road in Morningside was rocked by a shocking incident in which an off-duty police officer opened fire and killed his girlfriend in the early hours of Tuesday.

Garrith Jamieson, spokesman for ALS Paramedics, said that when paramedics arrived at the scene around 1 a.m. they found four people lying on the floor of the restaurant.

The deceased woman, presumably in her thirties, suffered numerous gunshot wounds.

Deadly shooting on Florida Road

According to KwaZulu-Natal police spokesman Robert Netshiunda, the off-duty police officer was going to his girlfriend’s workplace.

“It is alleged that the woman went out to meet him – whereupon he pulled out his service pistol and shot her.

“The victim ran back into the restaurant and the man followed her while continuing to shoot. She was pronounced dead at the scene.”

Two men also suffered gunshot wounds to the upper body in the fatal incident and were taken to a nearby hospital for further treatment.

City police kill off-duty police officers

Netshiunda said Metro Police officers patrolling the area observed the incident and responded. The suspect was also shot and taken to hospital where he later succumbed to his injuries.”

“The alleged suspect was in critical condition and suffered multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to the hospital where he died a short time later.”

“The circumstances leading to the shooting are currently unknown. However, it is alleged that it was a domestic dispute,” Jamieson said.

Netshiunda confirmed that police in Berea are investigating cases of murder and attempted murder.

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Florida Road is known for its vibrant nightlife, however, the “execution-style” murders of award-winning rapper Kiernan “AKA” Jarryd Forbes and his close friend and celebrity chef Tebello “Tibz” Motsoane outside Wish Restaurant on February 10, 2023 shocked the nation.

Almost a year later, on February 23, 2024, two suspects in this sensational murder case were arrested by the Royal Eswatini Police Service (REPS) and Interpol in the neighboring kingdom.

Last month, the Manzini Magistrates Court in Eswatini approved the extradition of the suspects – brothers Siyabonga and Malusi Ndimande.

The two face several charges, including conspiracy to murder, murder, unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition, and contravention of sections five and six of the Prevention of Organised Crime Act 1998.

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