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Security guard shot in Centurion

A man is in critical condition after he was shot twice, once in the head in a robbery.

A security guard is in a critical condition after he was shot by an armed robber in Centurion on Saturday.

Braam Kruger, spokesperson for Emer-G-Med, said this happened on the corner of Nellmapius and Olievenhoutbosch roads around 02:00 in the morning.

The man was hit twice and was rushed to hospital with a serous head wound.

“It is unknown how many robbers were on the scene,” Kruger said. “The only person who knows what happened is the guard and he is still in ICU.”

It was not immediately clear what the robbers took from the scene. Police were investigating.

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