Man shot dead on popular umhlanga Rocks pier
A MAN believed to be in his 30s was killed in a shooting at the umhlanga Rocks pier yesterday morning.
According to Shawn Herbst from Netcare 911, reports from the scene alleged that two men were involved in an altercation.
“One of the men allegedly produced a firearm and shot the other in his abdomen,” he said.
The bullet was lodged in the man’s buttocks and when paramedics arrived on scene, the patient had gone into cardiac arrest.
“Advanced Life Support paramedics made every effort to resuscitate the man and did CPR for more than 20 minutes.
“However, he showed no signs of life and was declared deceased at the scene,” Herbst said. No one else had been injured.
The shooter was allegedly apprehended, according to Paul Herbst from Medi-response paramedics.
Provincial police spokesperson Constable Thenjiswa Ngcobo said a case of murder was investigated by Durban North SAPS. “The suspect allegedly drew a firearm and shot a 36-year-old man in the abdomen. He died at the scene.
“A 34-year-old suspect was placed under arrest for murder. He will appear in court soon.”
In February, a woman was shot in the neck at the Pearls Mall parking lot in umhlanga.
Video footage of the shooting incident went viral on social media.
Chandra Smith, 25, a hairstylist, had been celebrating her husband’s birthday.
She told Daily News’s sister publication POST that it was only God who saved her life.
Smith claimed to not know her shooter and called for tighter security at malls. “One would think that a place like the Pearls would have better security,” she said.