Yesterday evening, an elderly man had to be rushed to hospital in critical condition, after he was shot at a guesthouse in Kameeldrift, east of Pretoria in Gauteng.

According to Advanced Paramedic Assist Emergency Medical Services, they were called to the scene at 19:25.

The exact circumstances surrounding the shooting are unclear at this stage.

On arrival, the paramedics found a 59-year-old man with gunshot wounds to his abdomen, lower arm, and legs.

“The victim was bleeding severely and was in a lot of pain,” says paramedic spokesperson Renata Erasmus.

Paramedics stabilised the man on the scene before rushing him to a nearby hospital for further treatment.

Advanced Paramedic Assist Emergency Medical Services thanked local police and the CPF for closing off the road to the hospital.

“There was no time to stop. The patient was critical and needed to get to the hospital as quickly as possible,” says Erasmus.

Pretoria Rekord has reached out to the police for comment but has yet to receive it by the time of publication.