Security guards critical after being shot in Johannesburg

Security guards critical after being shot in Johannesburg

Two security guards were shot and critically wounded close to a railway line in Rosherville Road in City Deep, Johannesburg, in the early hours of Sunday morning, paramedics said.


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Upon arrival at the scene, ER24 paramedics and other services found both men, believed to be in their 30s, laying near the tracks, ER24 spokeswoman Chitra Bodasing-Harduth said.



“During assessment it was found that the men were in a critical condition. They were treated and transported to hospital for further medical care.”



The cause of the shooting was unknown and authorities were on the scene to investigate, she said.


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