A Norkem Park resident is in hospital after being shot three times during a house robbery on Friday night.
According to Gerald Groenewald from Sec Pros, the victim was with his wife and daughter when he was shot.
“It is believed the man heard a commotion in the lounge area and when he went to investigate, he was shot at by suspects who had broken into the house,” said Groenewald.
“The four suspects ran to their getaway vehicle and fled the scene.”
It is alleged the suspects had already collected televisions, laptops and other items.
The victim was shot in the arm, leg and chest.
Stephan Henderson, a Sec Pros ILS medic, attended to the victim.
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Groenewald said they were alerted about the incident through a Norkem Park WhatsApp group.
“A neighbour wrote on the group, saying ‘please help, noises and banging next door’. Next word was ‘gun’,” said Groenewald.
“We arrived on the scene with Fidelity ADT. Police were also on the scene. The woman said two suspects were inside and two outside.”
The two suspects inside the house were both armed with handguns. The getaway vehicle is unknown at this stage.
The victim was reported to be in a stable condition in hospital on Saturday morning.
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