JUST IN: Man gunned down in a hail of bullets in Pinetown
The man in his 50s sustained multiple gunshot wounds and died at the scene.
A MAN believed to be in his 50s has died after he was shot on Tracey Watts Road off the M13.
ALS Paramedics spokesperson Garrith Jamieson said Paramedics were called to the scene of a drive-by shooting.
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“Paramedics arrived on the scene to find a bullet-ridden SUV on the side of the highway.
“Paramedics assessed the driver, a male believed to be in his fifties, who had sustained multiple gunshot wounds to his body, and there was nothing the paramedics could do, and he was declared deceased on scene,” he said.
According to Jamieson, it is alleged that a vehicle drove next to him and opened fire, however, this could not be confirmed.
Pinetown SAPS communications officer Jennifer Naidu confirmed the shooting incident and said a case of murder has been opened at the station.
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