Suspects in Hammarsdale school shooting still at large

Suspects in Hammarsdale school shooting still at large

Police are probing a case of attempted murder after a security guard was shot and wounded outside a school in Hammarsdale, west of Durban. 

Shooting at Hammarsdale school leaves security guard in hospital
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Reports from the scene are that a group of men, walking past the school, opened fire on the 34-year-old on Tuesday. 


The guard who was struck in both his legs was airlifted to hospital. 


READ: Shooting at Hammarsdale school leaves security guard in hospital


KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson Thanjiswa Ngcobo says the men then ran into a bush. 


"Three security guards were performing their duties at Thandaza railway line in Mpumalanga township and three armed men opened fire at them. A 34-year-old security guard sustained two gunshot wounds."

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