At 12H23 Sunday afternoonNetcare 911 responded to reports of a shooting on Reading Avenue in Berkshire Downs, New Germany.
Reports from the scene indicate that a husband and wife team who operate a videography business were at a client’s house to continue filming a wedding when a car with three unknown occupants approached them opening up fire.
The husband who is believed to be in his fifties sustained moderate injuries when he was shot in his right arm and the wife also in her fifties sustained serious injuries when she was shot in the abdomen while both of them were sitting in their cars.
Both patients were treated on scene by Advanced Life support paramedics.
Due to the nature of the female female. Patients injuries the Netcare 5 specialised helicopter ambulance was activated to airlift the woman in a critical condition to hospital.
Once stabilised the male patient was transported by ambulance to hospital for further treatment.
Circumstances leading up to the shooting will be investigated by the SAPS who were on scene.
