Shootout in Erasmia
WARNING: NOT FOR SENSITIVE VIEWERS: Video shared on Twitter shows attack on a man in his vehicle.
Police are investigating an attempted murder after a shooting in Erasmia.
A video from security footage went viral on social media showing shots fired at a man in his vehicle in Erasmia, south west of Pretoria.
Anti-crime activist Yusuf Abramjee shared the footage on Twitter of the video which was captured in the area on Monday afternoon.
“Video: Shooting Erasmia Pretoria. The gunman was arrested in JHB. The victim is in a critical condition,” Abramjee wrote.
In the video, shots are fired at the victim’s car from another vehicle.
The victim’s car veers off the road and three people jump out of the other vehicle and attack the victim’s car.
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Video: Shooting Erasmia Pretoria. The gunman was arrested in JHB. The victim is in a critical condition. pic.twitter.com/E971QEG4QZ
— Yusuf Abramjee (@Abramjee) August 9, 2021
The man seriously injured in the attack was believed to be a businessman who had previously survived a shooting in Boksburg.
Police spokesperson Constable Tumisang Moloto confirmed the recent shooting, saying that the victim was rushed to a nearby hospital.
“We are investigating an attempted murder,” Moloto said, adding that further details will form part of the police investigation.
Allegations that the shooter in the attack had handed himself over to the police in Johannesburg could not immediately be confirmed.
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