A security officer has been shot and wounded during an attempted robbery at a residential complex on Glen Avenue in Equestria, Pretoria.
Reports from the scene indicate that the security officer is in a serious but stable condition.
Netcare911 paramedics stabilised him on scene before transporting him to a nearby hospital for further medical care.
The exact detail as to what happened will form part of a SAPS investigation and comment.
This incident happened on Monday morning at about 04h30.