It was just after 9pm on Monday night when a couple sitting outside their home in Vosloorus witnessed a red Chevrolet travelling at high speed suddenly went off the road and screeched to a halt in an open space.
Moments later, the sole occupant of the car alighted with a gun in his hand and fired several shots. The couple fled for cover in different directions, fearing for their lives.
The vehicle would later be identified by police as one that was being driven by controversial figure Brown Mogotsi, who is at the centre of explosive allegations of political interference in the criminal justice system.