Police search for gunmen in Mandeni taxi shooting
Updated | By Bernadette Wolhuter
KwaZulu-Natal police are on the hunt for the triggermen behind a near deadly shooting - thought to be taxi-related - on the north coast.
A taxi owner was left fighting for his life in hospital, after a shootout at a shop near the rank in Mandeni, yesterday afternoon.
IPSS Medical Rescue says the man was shot multiple times all over his body and taken to hospital under police guard.
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SAPS spokesperson, Thulani Zwane says they believe those responsible work at the nearby taxi rank.
"It is alleged that at around 2.20pm, a taxi owner was shot and wounded by unknown suspects. The suspects fled the scene - a case of attempted murder was opened for further investigation," Zwane said.
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