South Africa: A 40 year old man was killed during a robbery attempt during which the forty-year-old was accompanied by some of his friends. The victim tried to flee from the robbery suspects after they had confronted him and his friends.
The officials of the Reaction Unit South Africa have confirmed that the incident happened on the R102 in Cornubia – KZN. The incident happened in the afternoon hours of Friday and has since traumatized the witnesses.
After the 40 year victim was shot for trying to escape the surviving friends reached out to the Reaction Unit South Africa. The Members of Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) arrived on scene at approximately 17:59.
Upon arrival at the scene, the suspects found the fatally injured male on the side of the road R102 in Cornubia – KZN. Meanwhile, two of his friends told the members of the Reaction Unit that they were returning to their homes in Cornubia – KZN when the incident happened.
The victims were confronted by three men who produced knives upon seeing the victims. The friends in the group who had been targeted tried to move towards the road in an attempt to avoid the robbers. However, before they could get to safety. The deceased was shot by a white Renault Triber.
The officials have shared that the investigation into the matter has been ongoing. The driver of the vehicle was not injured. Further, the members of the community have shared their condolences on the death of one of these victims.
The people took to the social media to share their concern on the situation for the increased number of Crime incidents in the community. A commenter said that this situation is very bad and out of control.
The same social media user added, “Unfortunately I cannot see the end of these cruelty anytime soon. Our country is too divided when it comes to fight social issues. When communities try to organize themselves to fight these kinds of terrorists, they are labelled as mob or kangaroos.