Man shot dead inside bank on Chris Hani Road
The victim sustained a single gunshot wound to the chest.
A MAN was shot dead inside a bank on Chris Hani Road (North Coast Road) just after 2.30pm on Monday afternoon in an armed robbery.
According to Crisis Medical’s Kyle van Reenen, the victim, a man believed to be in his 30s, sustained a single gunshot wound to the chest.
A business man was fatally wounded in an armed robbery at a Durban North bank, yesterday afternoon. https://t.co/RQ9BoISeVv @durbannorthnews @IOL @northglennews @ECR_Newswatch @CnnAndreas pic.twitter.com/mHbB7jfT6Q
— Blue Security (@bluesecuritydbn) September 17, 2019
“An unknown amount of money was taken in the robbery. Reports from the scene indicate an armed gunman entered the bank, robbed the victim of money and fired a single shot striking the man in the chest. The man was declared deceased by paramedics. The suspects fled the scene in an awaiting getaway vehicle,” he said.
Van Reenen added members of the Greenwood Park SAPS and Marshall Security were currently searching for the getaway vehicle.
No other injuries were reported in the robbery.
Northglen News is awaiting comment from FNB where the alleged incident is said to have occurred.
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