On March 9, 2015 at about 22:00 the Drift Reaction cc control room was contacted by a woman who reported that there had been a shooting incident in Java road, Nootgedacht and that two people were injured.
Although not a client, Drift Reaction cc responds to any and all serious incidents. The Iron Fist Squad was deployed. When they arrived at the scene they found an injured woman and her son (first reports were that it was her husband).
Apparently the family was in the lounge having something to eat with an open door and security door when two suspects appeared at the door. Their dog lashed out and a shot was fired, hitting the son in his hip. The bullet exited and then struck the mother in her stomach. The bullet lodged in her back. Paramedics, SAPS Flying Squad and Dog Unit, SAPS Muldersdrift and the Iron Fist Squad searched the area for the two suspects.
Her husband was able to give a description of the suspects. The Iron Fist Squad then stayed behind after everyone had left and started searching the veld with the thermal camera. They found the spot where the suspects sat before the attack as well as the hole they cut in the fence. ER24 later reported that the woman was being prepped for emergency surgery at Charlotte Maxeke’s trauma unit. It is unknown how her son is doing.
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