AN uMgeni Park resident has been shot dead after armed men stormed and ransacked his home. The incident occurred on Collard Road at about 7pm. The home owner who heard a noise came down to investigate and was attacked by the suspects.

He was shot three times and died from his wounds. The men then ransacked the house and were picked up by a getaway vehicle.

The murder has rocked the close knit community and is an eerie reminder of the murder of Capt Basil Naidoo from Greenwood Park SAPS who was shot in the head while responding to a house robbery in uMgeni Park.