Man found in overturned car with gunshot wounds
It is understood the incident took place on the M7 after Main Road in near Durban just before 10am on Thursday morning.
The overturned vehicle after the shooting. Photo: ALS Paramedics
One person has been killed in an alleged shooting incident KwaZulu-Natal.
It is understood the shooting took place on the M7 after Main Road in Durban, just before 10am on Thursday morning.
Shooting
ALS Paramedics Medical Services’ Garrith Jamieson said they arrived on the scene to find what he called “total carnage”.
“It is believed that a single vehicle was involved in the shooting incident before overturning across the center island and coming to rest on its side.
“A male believed to be in his forties was found inside the vehicle with multiple gunshot wounds to his body. He was assessed by paramedics, however, he had sustained fatal injuries and there was nothing more paramedics could do for him and he was declared deceased on the scene,” Jamieson said.
Investigation
Jamieson added that authorities including the police were on scene.
“At this stage, the events leading up to the incident are unknown, however, Saps were on the scene and will be investigating further,” he said.
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Drive-by shooting
Last month, one person believed to be in his forties was also killed and another wounded in a drive-by shooting in the KZN.
It is understood that the shooting took place in Berea, at an Engen service station, just before 1.30pm.
Jamieson said the authorities were already on crime scene when they arrived.
“Jamieson said on arrival, paramedics found Saps and metro police had cordoned off the area and found a bullet ridden vehicle parked of at the garage.”
“On closer inspection, a male passenger believed to be in his forties has sustained multiple gunshot and wounds and unfortunately, there’s nothing more paramedics could do for him and he was declared dead at the scene,” Jamieson said.
Jamieson said the driver of the vehicle was rushed to a private hospital for a further care and that authorities were on scene for further investigations.
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