{"id":172171,"date":"2018-02-03T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-02-03T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/172171\/man-shot-multiple-times-in-hijacking-attempt\/"},"modified":"2018-02-02T15:01:45","modified_gmt":"2018-02-02T13:01:45","slug":"man-shot-multiple-times-in-hijacking-attempt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2018\/02\/03\/man-shot-multiple-times-in-hijacking-attempt\/","title":{"rendered":"Man shot multiple times in hijacking attempt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A man sustained multiple gunshot wounds during an alleged attempt to hijack his vehicle in the Roodekop area on Thursday night.<\/p>\n<p>Netcare 911 responded to a call regarding a shooting in Klipspringer Avenue at around 11.30pm.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Paramedics were the first to arrive on the scene and attended to the 26-year-old man who had been shot.<\/p>\n<p>It is alleged that the victim was attacked at a nearby petrol station by a man armed with a rifle in an attempt to hijack his vehicle.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The victim fled the scene in his vehicle and paramedics attended to him in Klipspringer Avenue.<\/p>\n<p>He sustained several gunshot wounds to his arm and abdomen, and his vehicle was hit with multiple shots.<\/p>\n<p>The advanced life support paramedics stabilised him and administered analgesic medication to manage his pain, before transporting him by ambulance to a specialised trauma unit in order for him to get the urgent care he required.<\/p>\n<p>The SAPS are investigating the incident and preceding events.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO READ:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/172081\/alert-aware-times\/\" target=\"_blank\">Be alert and aware at all times<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a 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