A 13-year-old boy was shot dead in Church Street in the Pietermaritzburg CBD on Saturday night‚ paramedics said.
ER24 paramedics responded to the scene after receiving reports of the shooting.
“On arrival‚ paramedics found the young patient lying in the middle of the road.
On assessment‚ paramedics found that the child had sustained a gunshot wound to his chest and leg‚ and showed no signs of life‚” ER24 said.
“Paramedics immediately initiated CPR and provided the patient with advanced life support interventions.
“Unfortunately‚ after 30 minutes‚ no signs of life returned and the boy was declared dead.
“The cause of the incident is not yet known but local authorities were on scene for further investigations‚” ER24 added.
13-year-old gunned down in Pietermaritzburg street
A 13-year-old boy was shot dead in Church Street in the Pietermaritzburg CBD on Saturday night‚ paramedics said.
ER24 paramedics responded to the scene after receiving reports of the shooting.
“On arrival‚ paramedics found the young patient lying in the middle of the road.
On assessment‚ paramedics found that the child had sustained a gunshot wound to his chest and leg‚ and showed no signs of life‚” ER24 said.
“Paramedics immediately initiated CPR and provided the patient with advanced life support interventions.
“Unfortunately‚ after 30 minutes‚ no signs of life returned and the boy was declared dead.
“The cause of the incident is not yet known but local authorities were on scene for further investigations‚” ER24 added.
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