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Teen shot in New Germany
Paramedics rushed the 16-year-old boy to the Westville Life Hospital.
A 16-YEAR-OLD boy was seriously injured when he was shot in an alleged robbery on Rose Cresent Road in New Germany yesterday afternoon.
According to Russel Meiring, spokesman for ER24, paramedics found the teen lying on the side of the road surrounded by bystanders and members of the local CPF. He was in a serious condition due to the gunshot wound to his leg.
“It is understood that an unknown number of men approached the boy, who allegedly tried to fend them off before he was shot,” said Meiring.
He was stabilised at the scene and transported to hospital.
