16 People Shot at a Landfill Site in KZN While Allegedly Looking for Food and Recyclable Goods
- Sixteen people allegedly looking for food and recyclable goods at a landfill site in KwaZulu-Natal were shot at
- Security company Reaction Unit South Africa says the security guards first fired rubber bullets before switching to live ammunition
- Details around the shooting are still sketchy, but the scavengers are reportedly known for disrupting services at the landfill site
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BUFFELSDRAAI - Security guards in Buffelsdraai responded with gunshots when 16 people arrived at the Buffeldraai Landfill Site, reportedly looking for food.
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In a statement seen by Briefly News, security company Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) said the mass shooting occurred on Wednesday, 12 July.
"Scavengers" shot while raiding a landfill for recyclable goods
Rusa spokesperson Prem Balram stated that RUSA received a call from Emergency Medical Rescue Services (EMRS) paramedics asking for help transporting injured people to Redcliffe Clinic in Redcliffe - KZN to Osindisweni Government Hospital.
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On arrival, RUSA members were informed that two people were already taken to the hospital, and 14 others were still at the clinic.
The shooting victims informed RUSA members that they were searching for food and recyclable goods when the security guards opened fire. The security guards initially fired rubber bullets before changing to live ammunition.
Security guards claim scavengers were hampering operations
According to TimesLIVE, the version of the scavengers could not be confirmed because the security had a different version of events.
Balram that they received information that the scavengers were halting operations on the landfill site. RUSA was previously called to assist after they reportedly blocked trucks from entering the landfill site.
"Reaction Officers were previously called out to assist after scavengers blocked trucks from entering designated dumping grounds forcing drivers to drop their loads at the entrance. Scavengers would also allegedly climb onto the trucks and remove garbage while the vehicle was in motion," said Balram.
RUSA also indicated that truck drivers were held at gunpoint at the landfill site entrance and forced to empty the contents of their vehicles.
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Source: Briefly News
