WATCH | Wentworth man in hospital after shooting in street

Police are investigating a case of attempted murder after a 44-year-old man was injured during a shooting incident on Woodville Road in Wentworth, Durban, on Monday. 

Police confirmed that a video circulating on social media was related to the incident. 

Cellphone footage taken by a resident, from behind the bars of a steel gate, show a number of men running and walking on Woodville Road. 

A man can be heard shouting before gunshots go off, causing the men to scatter for cover. 

Police spokesperson Col Thembeka Mbele said police were investigating a case of attempted murder and discharging a firearm. 

"We can confirm  an incident that took place yesterday at 19:20 on Woodville Road in Wentworth, where 44-year-old man was shot and wounded. He was taken to hospital."