{"id":218347,"date":"2019-09-18T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-18T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/218347\/paramedics-rush-to-shooting-incident-in-germiston\/"},"modified":"2019-09-18T13:31:48","modified_gmt":"2019-09-18T11:31:48","slug":"paramedics-rush-to-shooting-incident-in-germiston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/09\/18\/paramedics-rush-to-shooting-incident-in-germiston\/","title":{"rendered":"Paramedics rush to shooting incident in Germiston"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A 37-year-old man was left critically injured last Thursday following an alleged armed robbery at a store on Plantation Road in Germiston.<\/p>\n<p>ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene at 6.21pm to find a man lying inside the shop.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cMedics assessed the man and found that he had sustained a gunshot wound to his chest and was in a critical condition,\u201d said Russel Meiring, from the ER24 communications office.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe man was treated for his injuries and provided with several advanced life support interventions after which he was transported to a nearby provincial hospital for further care.\u201d<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">ALSO READ:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/218240\/saps-investigate-primrose-murder\/\" target=\"_blank\">SAPS ask community for help in tracking down murder suspects<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/217905\/three-arrested-after-shoot-out-with-police\/\" target=\"_blank\">Three arrested after shoot-out with police<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Hav<\/strong><strong>e a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the 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