Nine-year-old girl killed in Shallcross shooting
A 9-year-old girl has been killed after an alleged hijacking in Shallcross, near Chatsworth south of Durban.
The incident took place outside a school in Himalaya Drive this morning.
Initial indications are that the girl and her father were hijacked. The suspects then drove off while she was still in the vehicle.
An exchange of sorts ensued and the girl sustained a gunshot wound to the abdomen.
Rescue Care's Garrith Jamieson says she was rushed to hospital in a private vehicle but died as a result of the severe injuries she sustained.
Initial indications are that the girl and her father were hijacked. The suspects then drove off while she was still in the vehicle.
An exchange of sorts ensued and the girl sustained a gunshot wound to the abdomen.
Rescue Care's Garrith Jamieson says she was rushed to hospital in a private vehicle but died as a result of the severe injuries she sustained.
Jamieson says a man was also shot dead, but he was unable to confirm whether he was one of the hijackers.
In Shallcross, where a 9-year-old child has this morning been shot & killed in a hijacking. @ECR_Newswatch pic.twitter.com/3jmhYzXegW
— Bernadette Wolhuter (@bernwolhuter) May 28, 2018
Police have not yet given official comment on the incident.
This is a developing story.