Teen meisie lucky to be alive

A Hanover Park teen is lucky to be alive after she was struck by a stray bullet well helping a sickly woman on Monday night.

The hartseer father of Zeenat Lombard, 13, said he got a skrik when he arrived at the scene in Surwood Walk as his daughter cried in pain after being struck in the upper leg after she was caught in crossfire.

A 40-year-old man was killed, while a 18-year-old male was shot in the neck and rushed to hospital. 

Dad Abduraghmaan says: "I wasn't in the road and she went to help a lady who struggles to breathe when she carry some things. 

"We heard shots and when I went out I saw she was shot. The bullet went into her right upper leg and stayed inside her body. From what I understand, a car came and shot at people in the street and another guy died."

The teen was rushed to Heideveld Emergency Centre where doctors took her for x-rays and gave her pain medication. 

Police spokesperson, Sergeant Wesley Twigg, confirmed the shooting. 

He reports: "The circumstances surrounding a shooting incident on Monday evening, at about 6pm in Surwood Walk, where a 40-year-old male was shot and fatally wounded and a 18-year-old male and a 13-year- old girl shot and wounded are under investigation.

"The motive for the attack forms part of the police investigation. The suspect/s are yet to be arrested. Philippi detectives are investigating murder and attempted murder cases". 

Anyone with any information about this shooting incident is asked to call Crime Stop on 08600 10111.