News24 reports that shop owners in Durban's busy central business district (CBD) were shaken on Friday afternoon when gunmen fired shots during a robbery at a cellphone store in Bertha Mkhize Street, wounding a security guard and six people.
According to KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson Colonel Robert Netshiunda, two gunmen entered Arfah cellphone store, and another two guarded the door. They robbed the store of an undisclosed amount of money. "Some of the suspects reportedly fled from the scene in a getaway vehicle, whereas others fled on foot," Netshiunda reported. A security guard who was in the vicinity chased after those who had fled on foot. One suspect fired shots at the security guard and injured him. Six more civilians were injured when the suspect fired shots randomly. When the police arrived, they found the injured people "lying on the roadway". Paramedics on the scene said they arrived to find "total chaos" and treated seven people for minor to moderate injuries. A nearby store owner said it was “very scary” and she was in complete shock when she heard the gunshots.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Lisalee Solomons at News24
- Lees ook, Verdagtes steeds soek ná Durban-skietery, by Maroela Media
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