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The aftermath of the shooting at the Bosman taxi rank in Pretoria.
- Police have launched a manhunt for two men following a shooting at the Bosman taxi rank in Pretoria.
- According to the police, the gunmen entered the taxi rank on foot and opened fire indiscriminately.
- Police reported that five people were injured, including two taxi drivers, while Tshwane emergency services said six people were injured.
Five people were injured on Friday morning after two armed men entered Bosman’s taxi rank in Pretoria and opened fire indiscriminately.
While information about the shooting is still incomplete, police confirmed that two unknown men arrived at the taxi rank on foot before opening fire.
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Several shots were fired, wounding two taxi drivers and three passengers, said police spokeswoman Captain Mavela Masondo.
Masondo told News24 that the shots were fired at random.
The scene of the shooting at the Bosman taxi rank in Pretoria.
According to Tshwane emergency services spokesman Charles Mabaso, six people were injured, three of whom managed to run to the nearby fire station for help.
“A male patient with gunshot wounds arrived at the fire station and was treated by paramedics on duty. He was followed by a woman and a man, also with gunshot wounds,” Mabaso said.
The firefighters were then dispatched to the taxi rank, where they found three more victims, he added.
Mabaso said one victim was seriously injured, two of the victims sustained moderate to severe injuries, while the other three victims suffered minor to moderate injuries.
Aftermath of the shooting at the Bosman taxi rank in Pretoria.
Aftermath of the shooting at the Bosman taxi rank in Pretoria.
While there is no information on whether the shooting may be related to ongoing taxi violence in Gauteng, members of the police forensic department were combing the scene for evidence shortly after the incident.
News24 visited the taxi rank, where several bullet shells were observed in the vicinity of three taxis near the exit, which was cordoned off.
Two of the taxis were damaged and the windows were smashed. Blood stains were visible on the side of one of the taxis.
The aftermath of the shooting at the Bosman taxi rank in Pretoria.
There was also blood splatter on the ground leading to the entrance of the taxi rank. These bloodstains are believed to have been from victims who had managed to flee the scene.
Witnesses at the taxi rank reported hearing rapid gunfire around 06:30.
Police have launched a manhunt for the shooters, who are believed to have fled on foot.
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