A man in his forties has been killed in a shooting incident in Westville, Durban this evening.
Rescue Care Paramedics were called to the scene in Chearsley Road just after 8pm on Saturday evening. Immediately vehicles were dispatched and on arrival Advanced Life Support Paramedics found the patient in a critical condition having sustained a single gunshot wound. Paramedics worked on the critically injured man however the patient went into cardiac arrest. Resuscitation efforts were attempted however despite paramedics attempts they were unsuccessful and the man was declared deceased on the scene.
At this stage the exact circumstances leading up to the shooting are unknown however Westville SAPS were on the scene and will be investigating further
Kind Regards,
Garrith Jamieson
Operations Director