Shooting Toti: Paramedics find vehicles ‘riddled with bullets’

Police are investigating a shooting that left two men injured in Amanzimtoti on Friday.

The motive for the shooting is unclear at this stage.

EMER-G-Med paramedics spokesperson Kyle van Reenen said that paramedics had responded to the scene of the shooting to treat the two victims on Friday morning. 

“Emer-G-Med paramedics together with ET Rapid Response, responded to the scene of a shooting incident on Umdoni Road in Amzamzimtoti.   On arrival on scene a Volkswagen Amarok and a Mercedes-Benz were found parked outside a residence, riddled with bullet holes,” Van Reenen said.

“On closer inspection a male approximately thirty years of age was found seated in the Mercedes-Benz, having suffered a gunshot wound to the head,” he said.

Van Reenen said paramedics had used advanced life support intervention to stabilise the man, before he was placed on a mechanical ventilator to assist him with breathing. He was transported rapidly by ambulance to a nearby hospital for further medical attention.

Van Reenen added that a second injured man was found in the Volkswagen, and was he treated for moderate gunshot injuries by a private ambulance service. 

“At this stage the motive for the shooting is unknown and will form the subject of a South African Police Services investigation,” Van Reenen said. 

In a separate incident at around 6pm on Sunday night  Emer-G-Med paramedics responded to the scene of a head on collision on Codemore Road in Yellowwood Park, south of Durban. 

“On arrival on the scene an elderly male and female were found to have sustained serious injuries and were treated and stabilised on the scene by emergency care practitioners before being taken to a nearby hospital for further care,”Van Reenen said.

“The cause of the collision and the events preceding it will form the subject of a local law enforcement investigation,” he added.

from The South African https://ift.tt/3EfBlA2