Police investigate parking lot shooting after casino night turns violent
According to police spokesperson, Captain Johan van Dyk, a woman and her boyfriend were at a restaurant at the when an argument broke out between them.
Van Dyk said the man accused the woman of flirting with others, and, 'at approximately 00:30, the boyfriend and [another] friend went outside, and the [woman] followed them'.
The boyfriend then allegedly pulled out a gun and began shooting at the woman.
Van Dyk added that the woman ran for safety and hid behind a car that was parked nearby.
'After a period of silence, she emerged but found her boyfriend missing, [and assumed that] he had fled.
'She also discovered that her iPhone Pro 12 had been struck [by a bullet, and had] a visible hole in it,' stated Van Dyk.
The woman then reported the incident to the police.
Investigations to discover all information regarding this event are ongoing.
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