UPDATE: Police launch manhunt for shooting suspects

POLICE are investigating a charge of business robbery and seven counts of attempted murder after seven people were shot at by unknown suspects on Bertha Mkhize Street in the Durban CBD on Friday afternoon.

According to SAPS Colonel Robert Netshiunda, police responded to reports of a multiple shooting, and upon arrival, seven people were found lying on the roadway with mild to moderate injuries.

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“Police have thus far established that two suspects entered a shop while two more suspects guarded the door. Inside the shop, the suspects allegedly robbed the teller of an undisclosed amount of money. Some of the suspects reportedly fled from the scene in a getaway vehicle, whereas others fled on foot,” said Netshiunda.

Reports indicate that a security officer who was in the vicinity gave chase to the suspects who were fleeing from the scene on foot. “One suspect allegedly fired shots at the security guard and injured him. Six more civilians were reported injured when the suspect fired shots randomly,” said Netshiunda.

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The SAPS Colonel went on to say that the injured victims, two females and five males, inclusive of the security guard, were taken to hospital for immediate medical attention.

“Various police disciplines have been deployed, and a manhunt for the suspects has already begun,” he concluded.

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