Durban – A man thought to be a car hijacking victim has been shot dead Umbilo.
ALS Paramedics on Monday responded to a shooting incident on Melbourne Road in the Umbilo area.
The deadly shooting occurred around 16:30.
“On arrival, paramedics were shown to a man lying on the roadway who showed no signs of life,” ALS Paramedics said in a terse statement that did not name the victim.
“The man in his early forties had sustained a fatal gunshot wound to his upper body.
“There was nothing paramedics could do for him and he was declared deceased on the scene.”
ALS Paramedics said it was alleged that the man had been hijacked and his vehicle taken.
The SA Police Service officers (SAPS) were on the scene of the shooting and were still investigating the circumstances around the shooting.
No arrests have been reported.
Melbourne Road was closed while SAPS processed the scene.
