KZN security officer gunned down, South Africans heartbroken

• A security guard in KwaZulu-Natal lost his life while guarding government employees laying a pipe
• The incident occurred recently in Durban after patrol officers discovered his body after several shots were fired.
• The cause of the incident is unknown, and some South Africans on social media were alarmed by the incident

Tebogo Mokwena, a Short messages The news journalist in Johannesburg, South Africa, covered police investigations, police shootings and court cases for the Daily Sun for over three years.

DURBAN, KWAZULU-NATAL – A security guard in KwaZulu-Natal was killed in the line of duty and South Africans mourned his death.

Security guard shot dead in Durban

Accordingly SABC NewsThe man was a security guard with a Durban-based security company and was assigned to guard eThekwini Water Services employees who were replacing water pipes on Estuary Drive in Missionlands, north of Durban.

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Prem Balram, the director of another security company, said that security forces were patrolling outside Verulam when they were flagged down by a passerby. The passerby told them they had heard gunshots in the area. When they investigated, they found a vehicle riddled with bullet holes. The 51-year-old was found with gunshot wounds to his body.

Internet users are sad about the death

Below are some reactions from South Africans on Facebook.

Nkosinathi Thilo Hlophe said:

“Too much corruption in KZN.”

Brink Pfumi Brink said:

“People in the security industry know that when you wake up in the morning, you just have to tell yourself that you are selling your life to strangers. It's like life or death.”

Mduduzi Mokwena said:

v in the country.”

Security forces killed in shooting

In a related article Short messages reported that four security guards were gunned down in a shootout with suspected robbers in Phoenix, Durban.

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They were pronounced dead at the scene and two others were taken to hospital after being shot at close range. The suspects fled the scene.

The suspected robbers also reportedly robbed them of their weapons before fleeing the scene. The South Africans on X were angry about the violent incident.

Source: Newsflash