Warning: This article contains graphic images & is not for sensitive readers.
A 45-year-old man was shot during a robbery on an unnamed road in Mawotana this morning (Thursday).
RUSA was contacted by the residents requesting assistance for the injured male. The officers arrived on the scene and found the victim sitting on the pavement bleeding from a wound on his left thigh.
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The victim was on his way to meet his employer in the construction industry in Phoenix, he explained that when he was on his way he was confronted by a lone gunman. The suspect demanded his valuables, and when he attempted to flee, two rounds were fired.
One round of the two rounds fired, struck his left thigh. The suspect thereafter stole R650 in cash before he fled in an unknown direction.
The man was treated for his injury on the scene before being transported to the hospital in stable condition.