Gqeberha police are investigating the fatal shooting of an off-duty police Sergeant from New Brighton and the wounding of her husband on Tuesday afternoon.
Spokesperson, Colonel Pricilla Naidu says it is alleged that the 40-year-old Sergeant and her husband returned home from a nearby shop, and as they parked their VW Polo in their yard in NU 8 in Motherwell, an unknown man approached them and fired shots.
She says the husband was wounded in the shoulder and upper body, while the Sergeant was shot multiple times and died at the scene.
Her husband was taken to hospital for treatment.
Colonel Naidu says the suspect fled in a vehicle that was parked in the street and drove off.
The motive for the shootings is unknown and police are investigating cases of murder and attempted murder.