A woman has been killed and a man critically injured in a shooting at the Hammarsdale Magistrate’s Court, west of Durban.
Emergency medical services responded to the scene and found both victims with gunshot wounds to the head.
The woman, believed to be in her 30s, was declared dead at the scene.
The man, believed to be in his 40s, sustained critical injuries and was treated by advanced life support paramedics.
ALS Paramedics spokesperson Garrith Jamieson says the man was placed on a manual ventilator before being transported to a nearby hospital for further treatment.
“At this stage, the events leading up to the shooting are unknown,” Jamieson said.
The circumstances surrounding the shooting have not yet been established.