Four suspected extortionists between the ages 38 and 48 are under police guard at a hospital after sustaining gunshot wounds during a shootout with security guards on Wednesday in Sydenham, Durban.
Provincial spokesperson, Colonel Robert Netshiunda, said five men went to a construction site on O'Flaherty Road in Sydenham where a road is being constructed.
Information at this stage suggests that five men went to a construction site on O'Flaherty Road in Sydenham where there is a construction of a road. The suspects reportedly demanded a certain amount of money from the owner of the construction company, said Netshiunda.
Netshiunda said while the suspects were allegedly harassing the construction workers and demanding money , a security company was summoned to the site and an argument ensued which resulted in a shootout which left four suspected extortionists injured.
The four suspects were arrested for extortion and cases of attempted murder were also opened. Four licensed firearms were found in the possession of the suspects and their two vehicles were also seized, he added.
