Security guards shot in Centurion
Two security guards were left critically injured after an apparent shoot-out on the R55 in Sunderland in Centurion, paramedics said.
|||Johannesburg - Two security guards were shot – one of them in the head – and left in a critical condition in Centurion on Thursday morning, said ER24 after attending to the wounded men.
ER24 spokesperson Russel Meiring said:”Two men have been left critically injured this morning after an apparent shoot-out on the R55 in Sunderland in Centurion.”
Paramedics arrived on the scene shortly before 10am and found two men, both security guards, lying on the pavement, said Meiring.
“On assessment, paramedics found that one man had sustained a gunshot wound to his head while the second man had sustained numerous gunshot wounds to his body. Both men were found to be in a critical condition.”
Paramedics provided both men with numerous advanced life support interventions before transporting them to a private hospital.
Two women who were running away from the scene of shooting were also injured. They were treated and taken to Kalafong Hospital.
Police are investigating the shooting.
African News Agency