The Durban metro police constable who died in a mass killing at his city flat on Monday committed suicide, most likely after shooting and killing four other people and injuring four more.
Police have also confirmed the death of a fourth person on Tuesday who sustained serious injuries during the shooting and was initially hospitalised.
KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson, Colonel Thembeka Mbele, told the African News Agency (ANA) on Tuesday that an inquest docket had been opened related to the officer’s suicide.
She said police "were investigating three murders, one inquest docket and four cases of attempted murder".
The four remaining victims who were injured in the shooting were still hospitalised, she said.
The shooting took place at about midday at the constable’s first floor flat in a block called Teesav, located just behind the Durban High Court on J.N Singh Street (formerly Baker Street).
The 39-year-old officer, based at Albert Park, was off-duty at the time of the incident.
