A man and a woman visited the Steiltes soccer ball reservoir this evening, January 23, when some armed suspects approached their vehicle at about 20:00 and started firing shots at them. The man was shot in the process, but the woman managed to get away unscathed. She ran to a nearby filling station for help.

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The police, several security companies and emergency personnel are currently on scene monitoring the situation. The victim’s condition is unknown at the moment.

The robbed car is described as a white Golf R with a sunroof.

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The Nelspruit police’s spokesperson, Captain Zandile Nqawa, said the police are currently gathering information and will give comment once they have all the details.

This is a developing story. Lowvelder will update its readers once more information becomes available.