Two men, including a taxi boss and a food stall owner, were shot dead in an attack at the Parkgate taxi rank in KwaZulu-Natal on Tuesday morning. A third man, also a taxi boss, was wounded.
Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) members responded to the scene after witnesses reported hearing multiple gunshots before seeing a grey vehicle fleeing the area.
On arrival, reaction officers discovered that the taxi boss and food stall owner had been fatally shot. A second taxi boss was found inside a white Nissan bakkie with multiple gunshot wounds to his abdomen.
Survivor describes shooting
According to RUSA, the injured man told responders that he and his friend, both taxi bosses, had been sitting with the food stall owner inside the informal food stall, as they routinely did, when an unidentified grey vehicle approached.
The occupants allegedly opened fire on the men before fleeing.
Two rifle cartridge casings and one projectile were recovered at the scene.
RUSA paramedics stabilised the surviving victim before transporting him to a medical facility for further treatment.
The motive for the shooting had not been established at the time of the report. Further details about the victims and possible suspects were not immediately available.
