Siblings injured in a drive-by shooting in Cottonlands

Members of Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) are currently standing off on Vincent Dickenson Road in Cottonlands where a man and his sister were injured after gunmen opened fire on the vehicle they were traveling in.

The RUSA Operations Center received calls from the public reporting multiple shots being fired at a white Nissan Hardbody. All available Reaction Officers were dispatched to the scene and on arrival found a man seated on an unpaved road bleeding excessively from a gunshot wound to his face.

The 31-year-old panel beater explained that he was traveling to Verulam with three members of his family when a white Chevrolet Aveo hatchback overtook their vehicle as they slowed down at a speed bump. Without warning the occupants of the Chevrolet Aveo opened fire on them.

His 30-year-old sister jumped out of their vehicle while it was in motion. The suspects continued firing at the bakkie which left the road and knocked into a wooden electricity pole before coming to a stop. The gunmen then sped off in the direction of Canelands. Several spent 9mm cartridges were recovered at the scene.

The injured male was treated for a gunshot wound to his face while his sister was transported to the hospital for blunt force trauma she suffered from the fall. Their dad and uncle were not injured.

The family believes that the shooting was a case of mistaken identity as they have no known enemies.