According to police, Carol Anne Magielies, 49, had been walking to her transport on Park Drive, St George’s Park, when she was attacked.
Eastern Cape police spokesperson Captain Sandra Janse van Rensburg said Magielies had completed her shift at the hospital when she was approached by a unknown suspect who pulled her aside and shot her multiple times.
“The suspect fled on foot and the woman was rushed to hospital where she passed away.”
Since the shooting police confirmed that they were on the hunt for Elgin Maghienda, 51, as a possible suspect.
Maghienda was found the next day at an informal dwelling.
He died from a gunshot wound to the head.
“Maghienda went to a bush dwelling in Marine Drive, Humewood, looking for a place to stay for the night.
“The following morning residents of the dwelling left him and went to the shops.
“At approximately 11am, on their return, they found the deceased in the dwelling with a gunshot wound to the head.
“The firearm used was also recovered on the scene and will be sent to forensics for analysis. No foul play is suspected.”
Janse van Rensburg confirmed that an inquest was being investigated.
Meanwhile, police in the Free State have launched a manhunt for suspects after three men were shot dead at a guesthouse in Thaba Nchu this afternoon.
Police spokesperson Thabo Covane says six men and eight women were driving in a bakkie and were dropping off one of the men at the guesthouse.
Covane says while they were waiting at the gate, a man from a vehicle that stopped behind them got out and started shooting at the victims sitting at the back of the bakkie and fled the scene afterwards.
Two other victims have been wounded and taken to hospital.
