Yesterday at approximately 14h00, Marshall Security Emergency Dispatch Centre received multiple calls from members of the public about a shooting incident in progress on Percy Osborne Road, Morningside.
Multiple Armed Reaction Officers and Special Operation Team members were dispatched to the scene. Upon arrival, our members noticed a gunshot wound victim lying on the road next to a vehicle.
Crisis Medical paramedics were immediately dispatched to the scene.
It was later established that three suspects attempted to hijack the victim for his Toyota Corolla. A scuffle ensued which subsequently led to the victim being shot. The suspects fled the scene with the vehicle keys.
A search was conducted for the suspects’ vehicle however, they remain at large.
The victim who was in a critical condition was treated by Crisis Medical and Netcare911 paramedics before being transported by a private ambulance service to a nearby hospital for further medical care.
The scene was secured and handed over to the SAPS for further investigation and processing.
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