Double Murder & Suicide By Cop

"Johannesburg, S. Africa - A love triangle is apparently behind a murder-suicide drama on Johannesburg’s West Rand this morning, which saw three people shot dead.

"At around 10am an unidentified police constable allegedly shot his wife and another man in the head, before turning the gun on himself in Wentworth, Krugersdorp.

"Netcare 911 spokesman, Nick Dollman said: `Paramedics arrived to find that three people had been shot. Their bodies were discovered in and around a vehicle that was parked on the side of the road. Sadly all three of the victims sustained fatal gunshot wounds to their heads.

"`There was nothing that paramedics could do for them and the victims were declared dead at the scene by the Netcare 911 medical team.`

"... the police constable was patrolling the area with his partner when he recognised his wife’s car parked outside the Laerskool Millennium.

"Police spokeswoman Captain Appel Ernst said the constable stopped the patrol vehicle and left his partner waiting for him while he approached the car.

"He then got into the car and a conversation ensued. Five minutes later, the constable’s partner heard three gunshots.

"`Police suspect a love triangle is behind the murder-suicide. We are still trying to get a hold of the families of the deceased couple and we have not identified the other man in the car,` said Ernst.

"The couple are believed to have young children.

"The constable’s partner was still on the scene and has been unable to speak since the incident occurred, said Ernst."

Source: The Times...