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Vanderbijlpark man shoots two before committing suicide─── 05:47 Wed, 21 Aug 2013
Vanderbijlpark - A man is suspected to have committed suicide after shooting two people in Vanderbijlpark yesterday.
Gerhardus Derrick shot dead Stephanus Labuschagne and wounded his wife Sunnet at a local soap factory in Vanderbijlpark
yesterday morning.
yesterday morning.
Police spokesperson, Lungelo Dlamini said Stephanus was shot in the head and died on the spot, while his wife sustained a flesh wound to the head and was rushed to hospital.
After the shooting it is suspected that the Derrick drank some tablets and fled the scene.
Police followed him to the R59 where he stopped and died in his vehicle.
Earlier, ER24 paramedics reported that the incident was thought to have been a domestic dispute.
