"In African culture, there is no death -- there is merely the separation of body and soul," said cultural expert Mathole Motshekga [edit]
"This does not mean the relationship has irretrievably broken down."
Call me crazy, but if I was in a relationship where my partner shot me or I them (even if we survived), that would probably be a pretty good indicator that the relationsship has, in fact, irretrievably broken down.