Family shooting in Cape Town

Cape Town police are investigating following a bizarre shooting in Bellville early this morning. Police were alerted to a disturbance at a block of flats in the suburb, and on arrival at the scene police saw a 37-year-old female running towards their patrol vehicle. A man, believed to be the woman’s estranged husband, came running behind her and fired several shots. Police spokesperson Randall Stoffels says the woman sustained bullet wounds to her back and leg. The man, identified as 36-year-old Nico Lourens, then turned the gun on himself. The woman is in a critical condition in hospital.