Terrifying moment church pastor and wife are shot at from point blank range in South Africa

The gunman opens fire at the jeep in shocking scenes at the petrol station in Cape Town
Jamie Pyatt30 May 2018

A church pastor and his wife escaped with their lives after gunmen fired into their car from point blank range at a petrol station in South Africa.

Mzoxolo and Perfidia Oliphant had just pulled into the garage to fill up their Jeep Grand Cherokee in Cape Town, South Africa, when terror struck.

A man wearing a bobble hat is seen on CCTV walking up to the 4x4 and it is thought the churchman recognises danger as he begins to pull away with the petrol pump still in.

The gunman pulls out a revolver and opens fires with three shots in quick succession hitting Mrs Oliphant, 49, sitting in the passenger seat in the neck, face and upper arm.

The gunman stumbles over the petrol pipe as he runs from the scene

The gunman flees and trips over the petrol pump cable and a second hitman comes into view who takes the revolver off the original shooter and re-cocks it and shoots again.

He fires at least two bullets into the Jeep from behind and the drivers’ door is seen to open and close and then the vehicle crashes into the garage perimeter fence.

Both shooters flee and when the scene appears safe garage staff rush to the aid of the victims and call for the emergency services.

Ambulances raced to the scene and rushed Mrs Oliphant to hospital where she underwent lifesaving surgery and the three bullets were successfully removed.

The shooting was was all over in 10 seconds but the CCTV footage shows the lack of fear of the gunmen at being caught by police.

Police say attack was neither an attempted carjacking or robbery and are trying to establish a motive for the attempted murder.

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