Mpumalanga – A 21-year-old was declared dead on the scene after he was shot by gunmen who allegedly stormed a foreign-owned business in Blesboklaagte, Nkangela District on Monday morning.
According to Netcare 911, the store owner managed to escape through the front door.
An unknown number of gunmen stormed the foreign-owned business. Despite the owner managing to escape the shop, the suspects chased the owner as he ran away, reports said.
Netcare 911 spokesperson Shawn Herbst said that multiple shots were fired in the direction of the store owner, who got in a car and drove away.
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Upon closer inspection, the victim was discovered.
“It was found that a 21-year-old bystander had been shot. The patient, an adult male was found lying face down in a pool of blood. Sadly he showed no signs of life and was declared deceased on the scene,” Herbst said.
He said that circumstances leading up to the incident will be investigated by relevant authorities.
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