4 sought after woman shot at Roodepoort intersection

Police are hunting for four suspects in a white Polo after a woman was killed in her car at a traffic light.

December 9, 2025
Johan Meyer 1 minute read
Police and security officers at the victim’s vehicle. Photo: Johan Meyer

Police have released more information regarding yesterday’s fatal shooting at the Corlett Avenue and Ontdekkers Road intersection.

Roodepoort Record reports that, according to police spokesperson Colonel Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi, the victim was a 36-year-old woman.

Nevhuhulwi confirms that police are looking for four suspects driving a white VW Polo.

“One of the suspects shot the victim multiple times before they fled the scene. The motive of the shooting is unknown at this stage, and investigations are underway,” she says.

Nevhuhulwi declines to comment on widespread suspicions that the murder was a targeted hit, saying only that the matter is under investigation.

Traffic brought to a standstill

The newspaper previously reported that traffic was brought to a standstill at the intersection after the woman was shot and killed while sitting in her car at a traffic light.

The victim, driving a grey Kia Rio, was reportedly waiting for the light to change when an unknown assailant fired at least four shots through the closed driver’s side window.

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December 9, 2025
Johan Meyer 1 minute read

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Johan Meyer

"Johan is an internationally published journalist and editor with extensive experience in news and industry reporting. His work has featured in numerous publications over the years. He cut his teeth at the Roodepoort Record and Northside Chronicle as proofreader, swiftly progressing to junior journalist. He later joined Randfontein Herald as journalist and eventually worked his way up to becoming editor. During his years away from Caxton, he fulfilled journalist and editor positions for various industry publications at the once mighty Malnor Media House right up to their closure in 2019. This position saw him traveling all over the world on writing assignments. Since 2019, he has worked as a freelancer for various publishing houses, and had a year-long stint as senior editor for a large stable of retail and medical B2B titles, until rapid growth of his own small business required his fulltime attention. At the end of 2023, with his own business now fully staffed, Johan decided to dedicate himself to his first love, working as a local journalist for the good of his community. "
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