Armed men reportedly entered a flat shooting a man and his son, in Forelle
Avenue in Arboretum Richards Bay.
Netcare 911 Media Liaison Officer, Shawn Herbst said reports from the scene indicate that an adult female had also sustained a gunshot wound to her leg.
“Her two children both minors escaped injury," said Herbst.
Herbst said another adult male who was a neighbour who responded to the calls for help was also fatally wounded when the armed men were escaping.
"The people that were fatally wounded were declared deceased on the scene by a private ambulance," he said.
"The adult female was transported by a private ambulance service to hospital for further treatment," he added.
Herbst said circumstances leading up to the shooting will be investigated by the SAPS who were on scene.