Man shot dead at Hillcrest restaurant, suspect arrested
Updated | By Nushera Soodyal
A man's been arrested following a fatal shooting in a restaurant at a shopping centre in Hillcrest, west of Durban.
Police say the suspect and the victim both entered the Mugg and Bean at Christians Village Shopping Mall on Friday and sat down.
They say an argument then broke out.
KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson Nqobile Gwala says the suspect took out a gun and shot the other man in the head.
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She says he died soon after.
"The suspect, aged 49, fled the scene after the incident and later handed himself over to Hillcrest police.
"His firearm was also seized by police."
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