The Kagiso Police arrested a 34-year-old security guard for attempted murder on 5 March.
Captain Solomon Sibiya, spokesperson for the Kagiso Police, said their crime prevention team members were on duty at 2.50pm when they received a call about a shooting in Azaadville.
They rushed to the scene, where they found the man, his supervisor and an injured individual. The man works as a guard for a security company in Azaadville.
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The guard told the police that he had received a call about a suspicious-looking man hanging around some shops. He responded, but when he tried to question the man about his reason for being in the area, the man became aggressive and started attacking him with bricks.
The guard then drew his firearm and fired a shot directly at the man, hitting him in his lower body.
The injured man was later taken to hospital to be treated for the gunshot wound and the guard was arrested on the scene. Police also confiscated his pistol.
The guard was charged with attempted murder and will appear in the Kagiso Magistrates’ Court soon.
