Woman killed after gun 'joke' ends in tragedy A gun "joke" between two friends in South Africa ended in tragedy when one of them was shot dead. Amiena Dirks, 33, died from a gunshot wound to the left side of her head in the incident in Cape Town. The dead woman and an unidentified man were sitting in the living room of the woman's home when he said: "I'll shoot you." He is then alleged to have pushed a gun against the woman's head, reports the South African Independent Online. Cape Town police said a shot went off and the man fled the scene. The woman is reported to have died within minutes. Last updated: 19:56 Monday 29th May 2000. -- Sounds more like murder to me. Steve. -------[Cybershooters contacts]-------- Editor: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website & subscription info: www.cybershooters.org
