Suspect shot in the buttocks during Bophelong shootout Paramedics said two suspects were injured, one shot in the buttocks and the other in the leg during a shootout with authorities. THE SHOOTING HAPPENED ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON According to ER24 emergency services spokesperson Russel Meiring, a shooting happened on Tuesday afternoon in Bophelong, Vanderbijlpark. “ER24 paramedics arrived at the location at 15h10 to find the local authorities already in attendance.” He said two men were seen lying in the middle of the road. “Paramedics assessed the men and found that one had sustained a gunshot wound to his buttocks while the second man suffered a gunshot wound to his leg.”