A MAN believed to be in his 20s was critically injured in a shooting incident on Buckingham Terrace in Westville this afternoon, (Friday, 27 December).
According to Garrith Jamieson, operations director at Rescue Care Paramedics, when paramedics arrived on the scene, they found the area cornered off by SAPS.
“The man was found with multiple gunshots to his body. He was assessed and stabilised on the scene by Advanced Life Support Paramedics before being rushed to a nearby hospital,” said Jamieson.
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“Another man who was also in the vehicle sustained minor flesh wounds and was also treated on the scene,” added Jamieson.
The motive for the shooting is unknown at this stage and police had to close the road while they gathered evidence.
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