Cop shoots four, kills self
22 October 2012 11:54
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Western Cape policeman shot himself after shooting four other people in Da
Gamaskop, Mossel Bay.
Sergeant Annesh Bootram
(36) reported for duty at Kwanonqaba police station at 6pm yesterday.
Shortly after the parade he
went to Constable Evelyn Pienaar’s flat where the argument ensued, Captain
Malcolm Pojie said.
Pojie said Pienaar was shot
and wounded together with her six-year-old daughter, her mother and the
visiting friend.
He said Bootram shot
himself in the head as he was leaving the flat. He died at the scene.
Pienaar and wounded victims
were taken to Bay View Hospital for treatment.
“It is believed that the
child as well as the other two females are in a stable condition,” Pojie said.
Pienaar was in a critical
condition as she sustained several bullet wounds to her upper body and legs.
Police were investigating
an inquest docket and four charges of attempted murder.
