Elderly man shot in head at Morningside home

Elderly man shot in head at Morningside home

A Durban man is in a critical condition in hospital after he was shot in the head in Morningside.

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The incident happened at a home on Hendry Road on Tuesday.

The circumstances are not clear at this stage.

"Reports from the scene are that a a male approximately sixty years of age sustained a gunshot wound to the head and was found in a critical condition," say Emer-G-Med spokesperson Kyle Van Reenen.

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"The man was treated and stabilized on scene by Emergency Care Practitioners before being taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital for further care.

"The facts surrounding the incident and the events preceeding it are unclear and will form the subject of a South African Police Services investigation."

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