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One Killed & One Injured in Shooting outside supermarket in Tongaat

One person has been killed & a second was critically injured after gunmen opened fire on them in Ghandi’s Hill – Tongaat a short while ago.

Members of Reaction Unit South Africa were called out to a supermarket along the R102 after an armed suspect followed a male into the shop and shot him multiple times.

Reaction Officers arrived on scene & found that a second victim was shot outside the store. He was also shot multiple times by another suspect.

According to witnesses, both men had alighted from their vehicle, a grey Hyundai i20 (pictured) & they were attacked by two suspect who chased them on foot before opening fire. The vehicle was also shot. The suspects then fled in an unknown direction.

Another witness informed Officers that the dispute was taxi related & that he had witnessed a drive-by shooting. Both versions could not be immediately confirmed & no witnesses could provide a description of the suspects vehicle.

Paramedics from a private company stabilized one victim & transported him to hospital in a critical condition. The second victim was confirmed deceased.

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