A security officer was gunned down on Friday morning in KwaMashu, north of Durban.
Shawn Herbst of Netcare 911 said they received a call from Marshall Security Operations Centre about a shooting at a business premises next to the Bridge City Shopping Centre in KwaMashu.
“Reports indicate a security officer guarding a funeral parlour had been gunned down by an unknown number of assailants while at work. On arrival at the scene the male guard was found lying face down in a pool of blood and surrounded by at least 12 bullet casings.”
Herbst said the man was declared dead on the scene.
Police are investigating a case of murder.
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Durban funeral parlour security guard killed
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A security officer was gunned down on Friday morning in KwaMashu, north of Durban.
Shawn Herbst of Netcare 911 said they received a call from Marshall Security Operations Centre about a shooting at a business premises next to the Bridge City Shopping Centre in KwaMashu.
“Reports indicate a security officer guarding a funeral parlour had been gunned down by an unknown number of assailants while at work. On arrival at the scene the male guard was found lying face down in a pool of blood and surrounded by at least 12 bullet casings.”
Herbst said the man was declared dead on the scene.
Police are investigating a case of murder.
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