Four killed in Port Shepstone taxi rank mass shooting

Four passengers were killed following a mass shooting at a taxi rank in Port Shepstone, KwaZulu-Natal.

The incident happened on Tuesday, 25 July.

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FOUR KILLED IN PORT SHEPSTONE TAXI RANK

According to emergency service, Mi7, its teams found several security services and police units present, with large crowds that had gathered around the scene.

It is believed approximately three gunmen, armed with handguns, approached the taxi rank, and opened fire on a single taxi waiting to load additional passengers.

“Three passengers already inside the taxi, and another nearby, were shot dead. Several others, both inside and near the taxi, were left with injuries ranging from minor to critical. Mi7 medics, along with their counterparts from other service providers, worked quickly to stabilise the injured patients,” Mi7 said.

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Advanced Life Support interventions were reportedly administered by medics to a patient critically injured with bullet wounds to the chest and neck, before he was taken to a local hospital for further treatment. Other patients were treated and transported to hospital by other service providers.

It is believed the incident may be linked to taxi violence in the area.

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South African Police Service (SAPS) spokesperson in KwaZulu-Natal Brigadier Jay Naicker said detectives are investigating four counts of murder and four of attempted murder and the motive for the shooting is unknown.

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