Durban: A couple who were allegedly shot in their car and then drove themselves to the Wentworth police station for assistance have been taken to hospital in a critical condition.
Police said it is alleged that at around 7am on Friday morning, a couple aged 37 and 40, were leaving their home in Wentworth, when two unknown suspects, who were driving a vehicle opened fire on them wounding both victims.
“The victims drove to the police station, where police called the ambulance and they were transported to hospital for medical attention.
“The female victim sustained gunshot wounds on the shoulder and back and the male victim sustained gunshot wounds on the abdomen, leg and back,” said police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Nqobile Gwala.
She said charges of attempted murder were opened at Wentworth SAPS for investigation.
Garrith Jamieson from ALS Paramedics said they received multiple calls of a shooting incident in the Wentworth area just after 7am on Friday morning.
“It is believed a husband and wife, believed to be in their late 30s and early 40s, had sustained multiple gunshot wounds away from the police station and then drove themselves to the police station for assistance,” said Jamieson.
The police station is situated on Austerville Drive.
He said the couple sustained multiple gunshot wounds to their body and required Advanced Life Support paramedic intervention before being rushed to a nearby hospital for urgent care.
Jamieson said the events leading up to the shooting are unknown.
SAPS have been approached for comment.
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