A man was shot during a robbery in the parking lot of The Crescent Shopping Centre in Umhlanga.
Members of Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) were dispatched to the mall after receiving multiple calls from shoppers reporting shots being fired. On arrival, the Police and private security companies were found in attendance.
Details surrounding the shooting are unclear at this stage however according to witnesses a man was accosted by robbers outside First National Bank. Several shots were fired before the robbers sped off in a white Audi A3 sedan. The victim was allegedly shot in his leg and it is believed that he drove himself to the hospital. An NP 200 bakkie was also shot.
The scene is currently active and a search for the robbers is currently underway.