If shots are going down in the Cape Town City Bowl, it looks like they’re going down at St Georges Mall. Again.

Two shots were reportedly fired at the Mr Price in St Georges Mall at around 13h00.

News24 reports that the shots may have been in connection with a lovers’ quarrel. They may also have been in connection with post-holiday sales, which have been known to drive sensible people to murderous fits of rage.

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A police reservist shot her boyfriend in the chest.

The boyfriend apparently tried to grab the weapon and the reservist drew the gun and fired. Three shots apparently went off.

One of the bullets hit the boyfriend in the chest and the other two went through one of the shop’s windows.

Fritz commended the reservist for her “swift action” saying that if she had not reacted as such “women and children could have been shot”.

Through the shop window the shot man could be seen bleeding and vomiting.

Police officers and security guards cordoned off the area surrounding the shop, urging curious onlookers to get back and refusing to give reporters any details of what happened.

Well, that escalated quickly.