5 PEOPLE WERE SHOT, 3 KILLED IN ALLEGED MINIBUS TAXI SHOOTING INCIDENT
Posted on: 11/07/2017

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5 PEOPLE WERE SHOT, 3 KILLED IN ALLEGED MINIBUS TAXI SHOOTING INCIDENT
Netcare 911 Paramedics | Gauteng | NARI

11 Jul 2017, West Rand, Gauteng: At approximately 19h44 on Sunday evening 09 July 2017, Netcare 911 responded to reports of a shooting in David Webster boulevard, Tshepisong, in the Krugersdorp area. Paramedics arrived at the scene to find that several people had been shot and the victims were located in and near to a minibus taxi, and others further away.

Three males died at the scene. Netcare 911 Advanced Life Support paramedics attended to a 29 year old man who had been shot in the upper left leg, his injury was serious.



He was stabilised at the scene and given analgesic medication to control his pain prior to being transported by ambulance to hospital for further assessment and care.

Bystanders/witnesses alleged that there was at least one other man who had been shot in the neck and had left the scene using non ambulance transport before paramedics arrived.

This incident was also attend by ambulances from the Provincial Ambulance Service.

The SAPS were on scene and the incident and preceding events will form part of their investigation.



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