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A MAN, believed to be in his 30s, was shot and killed in Bamboo Lane this afternoon.
According to Emer-G-Med’s Kyle Van Reenen, paramedics arrived at the scene and found a man lying next to a motor vehicle.
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“Having suffered fatal gunshot wounds, there was nothing paramedics could do to assist him and he was declared deceased on arrival,” said Van Reenen.
Local SAPS were at the scene and will be investigating.
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