UPDATE: Three people confirmed dead following #DurbanShooting
Emergency services on the scene of a mass shooting in the Durban CBD have revised the death toll from four down to three. Initial reports were that two men and two women had sustained fatal gunshot wounds. Medics now say two men and a woman died at the scene.
The number of people killed in the Durban Central shooting
has been revised down to three.
It was earlier reported that four people had died.
It's now been established that a metro police officer was involved in the shooting.
eThekwini Metro Police spokesperson Pharboo Sewpersad.
Rescue Care's Garrith Jamieson says paramedics were called to treat the survivors.
"Upon arrival, we found multiple people had been shot. Four people, including two men and two women, have died. Three others sustained critical injuries," said Jamieson.
"Advanced life support paramedics are working on the injured, as we speak."
Jamieson says they will then be taken to hospital for further care.
Police are at the scene.