Shots were fired by a lone gunman who robbed two (2) females walking along the railway line near Todd Street in the Verulam CBD – KZN this afternoon (Friday).
Members of Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) responding to the call arrived on scene at approximately 15:22. Officers met with the victims who explained that they were taking a shortcut from Temple Valley to the Verulam CBD – KZN when they were confronted by an unknown male who produced a firearm and fired three (3) shots in the air. He grabbed one of the victim’s handbag containing a Samsung and Oppo cellphone, cash, a pocket router and her identification card before he fled along the railway line. One of the females sustained minor injuries and proceeded privately to a medical facility.
Reaction Officers conducted an extensive search for the suspect but no arrests were made.