A Security officer injured in a alleged cash-in-transit heist on Seedcracker Street in Heuweloord, Centurion

A security officer was injured this morning following a cash-in-transit heist at a shop in Seedcracker Street in Heuweloord, Centurion.

ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene at 11h22 to find another service already in attendance.

Upon closer inspection, paramedics found that a security officer had sustained a gunshot to his lower leg.

Paramedics treated the man and provided him with pain-relief medication before he was transported by another service to a nearby hospital.

A pregnant woman was assessed by ER24 paramedics. Fortunately, the woman escaped injury but was visibly shaken. The woman was transported to a nearby hospital.

Local authorities were on the scene for further investigations.