Overview
- Police say three men approached a group leaving Booysens Magistrate’s Court and opened fire, killing two people and wounding three.
- The suspects fled in what investigators believe was a cloned white Audi, and no arrests or motive have been confirmed.
- One of the wounded is the legal representative of an accused in a Mondeor case from April 2025, and investigators are probing whether the attack was targeted.
- Deputy Minister Andries Nel says visible policing at courts will be strengthened, with measures such as expanded CCTV coverage and the use of crime wardens under discussion.
- Gauteng’s community safety committee called the incident a grave security lapse and urged accountability for the private security contractor; the court reopened Wednesday and police appealed for tips via the Crime Stop Line or the MySAPS App.