JUST IN: Security officer

Photo: RUSA

JUST IN: Security officer killed in drive-by shooting Umdloti Beach

Paramedics said a security officer was killed, and two of his colleagues were seriously injured in a drive-by shooting at Umdloti Beach.

JUST IN: Security officer

Photo: RUSA

A security officer was killed, and two of his colleagues were seriously injured in a drive-by shooting on North Beach Road in Umdloti Beach Road in Umdloti on Tuesday evening.

WHAT HAPPENED ON TUESDAY EVENING?

According to Reaction Unit SA (RUSA) spokesperson Prem Balram, they received multiple calls from beachgoers at approximately 18:57.

“This comes after the occupants of a black Mercedes Benz opened fire with high caliber rifles on a white Toyota Corolla with LSC VIP Protection branding in the vicinity of the tidal pool. The suspects then sped off,” he said.

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REACTION OFFICERS AND PARAMEDICS WERE DISPATCHED TO SCENE’

He said all available Reaction Officers and RUSA Medics were dispatched to the scene.

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Paramedics on arrival discovered that a man seated behind the driver was killed. Paramedics from a private ambulance service were in the process of conducting Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) on the driver.

“A third person was shot in the arm while a fourth occupant of the vehicle fled when the shooting started and returned to the scene thereafter. Several spent high caliber cartridges were recovered at the scene,” Balram said.

MOTIVE FOR THE MURDER NOT KNOWN YET

He added that that the circumstances behind the shooting have not been confirmed at this stage.