Two men were killed in a shooting incident in the Durban CBD last night.

Paramedics and police responded to the scene on Hunter Street, between Stanger Street and Prince Alfred Street, just after 19:00.

“ALS Paramedics received numerous calls about a shooting incident. On arrival, paramedics found that the SAPS had closed off the roadway. [The paramedics] were escorted to two men, one believed to be in his 20s and one believed to be in his 30s, who sustained multiple gunshot wounds,” says ALS Paramedics’ spokesperson Garrith Jamieson.

Both men were declared dead on the scene.

At the time of publishing, the events leading up to the shooting were unknown and investigations were underway.