The two men allegedly shot by their 59-year-old colleague at Henning Crusher at Ondangwa on Friday have been identified as 43-year-old John Myburgh and 44-year-old Johan Richter.

The Namibian Police Force (NamPol) Oshana Commander, Commissioner Naftal Lungameni Sakaria, said the two victims were employed as Production and Mechanical Managers at Henning Crusher at Ondangwa.

According to Sakaria, the incident occurred on Friday afternoon, and cases of murder, attempted murder, and robbery with aggravating circumstances have been opened against the suspect.

“The suspect was transferred from Tsumeb Henning Crusher to Ondangwa Henning Crusher in 2020 due to alleged misconduct at the workplace. He allegedly continued to commit further misconducts at Henning Crusher Ondangwa on many occasions, was due to sign a final warning, and was subsequently dismissed on Friday,” he said.

He added that the suspect was called to the office around the time of the incident to sign his dismissal documents, but he refused and left the premises.

Sakaria stated that after a few minutes, the suspect allegedly returned to the office with a pistol in his hand, and fired the first shot at the deceased and the second shot at the second victim.

He noted that Myburgh was shot and died on the spot, while Richter was rushed to Ondangwa Private Hospital in the Intensive Care Unit as a result of the gunshot wound to the head.

He remains in a critical condition.

“The suspect took the deceased's bicycle and rode it up to Ondangwa Police Station, where he reported the incident and handed himself over. The suspect was arrested immediately and is detained at Ondangwa Police Station,” he added.

He stated that the pistol, with an empty magazine, was seized from the suspect.

The suspect will appear in the Ondangwa Magistrate's Court on Monday.

Police investigations into the matter continue.