An Umlazi businessman was found dead in an ambulance after it was hijacked while taking him to hospital on Thursday night, KwaZulu-Natal police said on Friday.
Superintendent Vishnu Naidoo said Vusumuzi Shezi (60) and Sibusiso Makhanya (38) were at Shezi’s spaza shop when four men entered the shop and randomly opened fire.
Naidoo said Shezi was being taken to hospital when the ambulance was apparently hijacked by five men at the corner of Francois and Umbilo roads.
The driver of the ambulance and his crew were forced out of the vehicle.
The ambulance was later found abandoned in Umbilo with Shezi’s body inside. He had been shot in the head and arm by the hijackers.
Police appealed to anyone with information to contact 08600 10111. – Sapa