Capt Johannes Ramphora, Springs police spokesman, has confirmed the deceased’s younger child was in the car with her, when she went to Springs Girls’ High School to fetch her older daughter, and witnessed the shooting at about 4pm.
The seven-year-old child was taken to a nearby hospital with slight injuries to her stomach.
The Springs police were on the scene until late Thursday evening and are still investigating the crime.
According to Ramphora, the woman was 42 years old.
The police have opened murder and attempted murder cases.
The motive for the attack is unknown.
The colleagues of the woman who was shot dead on Molyneux Avenue outside the school, have expressed their grief at her passing.
The Advertiser cannot name the victim or her place of employment at this stage, at the request of the SAPS, due to the nature of the crime.
Her boss commented this morning (Friday): “She was a good employee who received several awards over the years.”
She says the loss of a wonderful person is serious, but the fact that it happened in front of children “makes it worse”.
“Our condolences to the family,” she adds.
More details will follow as they become available from the SAPS.
