Cape Town – A security officer is reportedly fighting for his life after he was shot during a cash-in-transit heist in Umlazi, south of Durban on Tuesday.
According to Times Live, the incident occurred around 11.40 in the Umlazi R section.
He was airlifted to a nearest hospital.
“Paramedics responded to the scene in R section at about 11.40 am to find the man had suffered multiple high-calibre gunshot wounds. Advanced life support intervention was needed to stabilise him and a call was made for the assistance of the Netcare 911 aeromedical helicopter to airlift the man to a specialist facility,” the report quoted Kyle van Reenen of Emer-G-Med as saying.
They took almost 5bags … uMlazi R section garage by depot.
Cash transitions.. pic.twitter.com/JiXPxKYVzU— Nash The Gynaecologist (@ShabalalaMbusi) February 15, 2022
IOL reported that security guards were servicing an ATM at the W Section in uMlazi when they were allegedly accosted by a group of armed suspects who were travelling in two vehicles.
“The suspects allegedly started shooting at the cash truck and one security guard sustained multiple gunshot wounds,” police said, according to the report.
The guards were robbed of an undisclosed amount of cash as well as two firearms.
The suspects’ getaway vehicles were later discovered abandoned at G Section in uMlazi.
Police have since launched a manhunt for the suspects.
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Compiled by Sinothando Siyolo
