Multiple people gunned down in Durban CBD
Paramedics and police responded to a shooting incident on Victoria Street this afternoon where they found that seven people had been shot and left injured, with injuries ranging from minor to moderate.
A TOTAL of seven people were shot and left lying on Victoria Street this afternoon in the Durban CBD. According to ALS Paramedics spokesperson Garrith Jamieson, paramedics responded to the scene just after 15:30.
“ALS Paramedics received numerous calls of a multiple shooting incident in Victoria Street in Durban CBD. Immediately, multiple ambulances and Advanced Life Support Paramedics were dispatched.”
Jamieson says that paramedics arrived on the scene with police and found total chaos. “A total of seven people had been shot in unknown circumstances and left lying on the roadway. Immediately, more ambulances were dispatched to assist with the mass casualty scene.”
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The paramedic says the patients suffered injuries from minor to moderate and were stabilised on scene by ALS Paramedics and Netcare911 Paramedics before they were transported to various Durban hospitals for the further care they required.
“At this stage, the events leading up to the shooting are unknown, however, SAPS were on scene and will be investigating further,” he concluded.
According to SAPS Colonel Robert Netshiunda: “Circumstances that led to the shooting are unknown at this stage, however various police disciplines have been deployed to search for clues and a manhunt for the suspects has already begun.”
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