Mayville Police are investigating cases of attempted murder and attempted carjacking after a 58-year-old man was shot during a botched hijacking in Morningside on Sunday, 28 November.
Police spokesperson, Colonel Thembeka Mbele, said it is alleged that whilst attempting to enter his place of residence in Valley View Road, a white vehicle blocked his driveway from behind. “Unknown occupants exited from their vehicle and approached him and an argument ensued. One of the suspects tried to pull him out of his vehicle and when he resisted they shot him twice in the arm before fleeing the scene in their getaway vehicle. The man was rushed to hospital for medical attention,” said Col Mbele.
Garrith Jamieson of ALS Paramedics Medical Services said paramedics responded to multiple calls of a shooting incident on Valley View Road in Morningside. “On arrival they found that a male had sustained a single gunshot wound to his upper body. He was in a serious condition and was stabilised on the scene by ALS paramedics before being transported to a nearby Durban hospital for the further treatment that he required,” said Jamieson.
Col Mbele added that Mayville Police are investigating cases of attempted murder and attempted carjacking following the incident.
