COP 'SHOOTS GIRLFRIEND, HIMSELF'

Monte Vista in mourning as police investigate shock double homicide

- BY KIM SWARTZ

MONTE Vista is in mourning after a horrific discovery in a home in Baracouta Street on Tuesday afternoon.

The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) are investigating a double murder, which apparently took place the night before, after finding the bodies of a policeman and his girlfriend in their bedroom.

While details of exactly what happened are scarce, it is confirmed that an officer attached to the Bellville Crime Prevention Unit is involved and apparently shot his girlfriend SIX times before turning the gun on himself.

It has been reported that both of the deceased were in their 40s.