Four killed in two Durban shootings

Four people were killed and one seriously wounded in two separate shooting incidents in Durban yesterday afternoon.

In the first incident, two people were shot dead in Carters Avenue, in the Berea area.

Emer-G-Med and ALS paramedics responded to the scene and found two men with multiple gunshot wounds.

Emer-G-Med spokesperson Kyle van Reenen said one of the victims was declared dead on the arrival of the paramedics, while the other was in a critical condition.

Advanced life support resuscitation efforts were attempted but the man succumbed to his injuries and was declared dead on the scene.

“The facts surrounding the incident are unclear and will form the subject of a South African Police Service investigation,” Van Reenen said.

In a separate incident about three hours later, Emer-G-Med paramedics, together with Netcare 911, responded to a shooting in Peters Road in Springfield Park.

Van Reenen said when paramedics arrived on the scene, a Volkswagen Amarok was found to have been sprayed with high-calibre bullets.

Two occupants in the front of the vehicle, a man and a woman, were declared dead at the scene.

“A teenage female who was seated in the back of the vehicle was found in a critical condition.

“Advanced life support intervention was needed to stabilise her and due to her extensive injuries, she went into a state of cardiac arrest.

“CPR efforts were successful and she was rushed by ambulance under the care of an emergency care practitioner to a nearby hospital for further care,” he said.

Van Reenen said the facts surrounding the incident were not clear.