'Security breach' leaves Correctional Services official injured at Pretoria headquarters
An official from the Department of Correctional Services had to be rushed to hospital on Thursday after a shooting incident at its Pretoria headquarters.
It's understood a "security breach" resulted in the shooting but further details are unclear.
The department’s spokesperson Singabakho Nxumalo says the matter is now in the hands of police.
"The official is stable and continues to receive medical attention.
"Critical at this stage is for the department to restore normalcy in the building and trauma treatment is being made available to the other officials.”
Police have opened a case of attempted murder against a 46-year-old suspect.
"At this stage I do not have results on exactly what happened," says police spokesperson Augustinah Selepe.
Police investigations are underway.
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