Security guard shot dead in Springfield Park
The man was declared deceased on the scene, confirmed paramedics.
A SECURITY guard was fatally wounded in a shooting on Electron Road in the Springfield Park area on Tuesday morning.
According to Emer-G-Med paramedics spokesperson, Kyle van Reenen, the incident occurred at about 06:00.
“When paramedics arrived on scene, they found a man, believed to approximately 50 years of age, with fatal gunshot wounds. He was declared deceased on arrival of paramedics.
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“Reports from the scene allege the man to be a security officer who was shot by an unknown number of suspects in a drive by shooting, as he was arriving at his place of work,” he said.
Van Reenen added SAPS were in attendance following the shooting.
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