A Security Officer guarding a construction company at the Hazelmere Dam wall in Cottonlands- KZN has been shot & robbed this morning (Saturday).
Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) was called out to the scene at 00:09. A team of Reaction Officers. Paramedics & Police Officers from SAPS Verulam responded and upon arrival found a 37-year-old Security Officer shot in his right elbow.
He explained that he worked for a private security company that provided services to a building contractor. Three (3) armed suspects approached the site earlier and informed him they wanted the construction equipment. While talking to him, one suspect opened fire. A second guard fled. It was later discovered that only a microwave was taken by the suspects.
The second Security Officer was found unharmed.
