A shop employee was critically injured after being shot in the legs with a rifle during an altercation with a taxi rank security guard at Sundumbili in KwaZulu-Natal.
The employee allegedly became embroiled in an argument with a customer who walked out, only to allegedly reappear later with a rifle on Saturday.
Police spokesperson Col Robert Netshiunda said a case of attempted murder was under investigation.
“Reports indicate that an employee at that particular shop was involved in an argument with another man who was employed as a security guard at a nearby taxi rank. It is also reported that the security guard left the store and came back a little later, armed with a rifle and opened fire at the victim before fleeing from the scene of crime,” he said.
Netshiunda said the firearm was later found at his home. A search for the suspect is under way.
IPSS Medical Rescue, which received reports of the shooting, said a member of its tactical response team helped store employees treat the victim.
The employee sustained critical injuries, was stabilised on scene and then transported to hospital for treatment.
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Shop employee ‘shot in the legs with rifle’ by irate customer in KwaZulu-Natal
A shop employee was critically injured after being shot in the legs with a rifle during an altercation with a taxi rank security guard at Sundumbili in KwaZulu-Natal.
The employee allegedly became embroiled in an argument with a customer who walked out, only to allegedly reappear later with a rifle on Saturday.
Police spokesperson Col Robert Netshiunda said a case of attempted murder was under investigation.
“Reports indicate that an employee at that particular shop was involved in an argument with another man who was employed as a security guard at a nearby taxi rank. It is also reported that the security guard left the store and came back a little later, armed with a rifle and opened fire at the victim before fleeing from the scene of crime,” he said.
Netshiunda said the firearm was later found at his home. A search for the suspect is under way.
IPSS Medical Rescue, which received reports of the shooting, said a member of its tactical response team helped store employees treat the victim.
The employee sustained critical injuries, was stabilised on scene and then transported to hospital for treatment.
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