Man shot in head outside bank

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VERULAM – A man was shot in the head and robbed of an undisclosed amount of cash outside Standard Bank on Wick Streetearlier yesterday morning.

RUSA Operations Centre received multiple calls from businesses and the public from 09:17 reporting a shooting in progress. All available Reaction Officers were dispatched to the location and on arrival discovered the victim lying on the pavement bleeding from a gunshot wound to his head. RUSA Medics stabilised him on scene before expediting him to hospital in a critical condition.

According to witnesses, the injured male and a work colleague were a few metres away from the entrance of the bank when they were confronted by two armed males. One of the suspects fired two shots and stole two bags of cash before fleeing in their getaway vehicle.

Some witnesses reported that either a black VW Golf or silver Toyota Corolla with an ND registration was used by the robbers. The second victim was not injured.