DURBAN North SAPS are investigating a shooting of an uMhlanga businessman which occurred on Tuesday evening at about 9.30pm. According to Marshall Security’s Kyle van Reenen, they received a call for a shooting at a business premises in Palm Boulevard.
“Reports from the scene indicate that as a business owner was leaving his workplace, he was approached by three men. One of the men drew a firearm and fired a shot, injuring the business owner, before fleeing the scene. Netcare 911 advanced life support paramedics worked to stabilise the man on scene, before rushing him to nearby Umhlanga Hospital. He remains in a critical condition,” he said.
Umhlanga: A 30-year-old male has been transported to hospital in a serious condition after being shot during an alleged armed robbery at a local shopping centre. @ECR_Newswatch @northglennews @durbannorthnews @DbnNorthFever @TheMercurySA @nccourier @TabloidNewsKZN @DailyNewsSA pic.twitter.com/TKQA8BqupI
— NETCARE 911 (@Netcare911_sa) January 16, 2018
“The patient was stabilised on scene and transported to hospital. He sustained a single gun shot wound to his neck. At this stage the motive for the shooting is unknown and will form subject of a police investigation,” said Shawn Herbst of Netcare 911.
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