A Limpopo family is seeking answers after a woman (28) was shot in her back near Louis Trichardt, allegedly by a security guard believed to be employed by a security company.

Polokwane Review reports that, according to the Limpopo police, the shooting took place at around 23:00 on Friday night as the family was travelling in a silver bakkie from Gauteng.

Limpopo police spokesperson Colonel Malesela Ledwaba says the shooting unfolded near the three-mile circle on the N1, where the vehicle was stopped by an unknown vehicle.

“The driver did not stop, suspecting potential criminal activity, and instead made a U-turn. The vehicle continued until they made another U-turn heading back towards Louis Trichardt,” he adds.

Ledwaba says shots were fired at the vehicle, leading to the injury of the female passenger.

Reports suggest the family was travelling with four children at the time of the shooting.

“The suspect was arrested at the scene and a Siga 7.62 rifle, believed to have been used in the incident, was confiscated during the arrest,” Ledwaba says.

According to social media eyewitness accounts, the family was taken to hospital for medical treatment.

The circumstances surrounding the shooting will form part of the ongoing investigation.

The suspect is expected to appear in the Makhado Magistrate’s Court today on charges of attempted murder.

The provincial police commissioner, Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe, condemned the incident.

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