One person was killed and another was injured in a drive-by shooting on Lighthouse Road near Oceans Mall in Umhlanga Rocks, Durban.
Response Unit South Africa (Rusa), a private security company, said a witness contacted them on Monday at about 8.30 pm, requesting assistance.
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According to Rusa spokeswoman Prem Balram, the frightened caller said that the passengers of another silver BMW fired on the driver of a silver BMW.
Balram said the critically injured driver then crashed into a light pole.
He stated that officers and medics were quickly dispatched and discovered first responders on the scene.
“The driver of the vehicle was confirmed to be fatally injured while his passenger was being treated for gunshot wounds to his neck leg by medics from a private ambulance service. Several high-calibre spent cartridges were recovered at the scene.”
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Balram said the motive for the shooting has not been established.