Friend shoots gunman

21 December 2006 - 02:00
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A man was shot with his own firearm after he became embroiled in an argument in Pinetown near Durban yesterday.

A man was shot with his own firearm after he became embroiled in an argument in Pinetown near Durban yesterday.

Captain Debbie O'Brien of the KwaZulu-Natal police said initial investigations showed that two men were having an argument outside a shop when one of them drew a firearm.

He was, however, disarmed by the man he intended to shoot, who in turn shot him.

The friend fled the scene of the shooting but was arrested by police shortly afterwards. - Sapa