Security officer shot dead in tussle with a guest in Point

Emer-G-Med paramedics responded to the scene of a shooting incident at a residential high-rise building in the Point area of Durban.

Reports from the scene are that a tussle allegedly broke out between a security officer and a guest, resulting in the security officer sustaining a gunshot wound.

He was rushed rapidly by his colleagues to nearby Addington Hospital, however, he was pronounced dead on arrival.

The South African Police Services were in attendance and will be conducting the necessary investigation accordingly.