Video After The Jump
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A mass shooting at a tavern in Johannesburg’s Soweto township has killed 15 people & left others in critical condition.
Police say that a group of men arrived in a minibus taxi & opened fire on some of the patrons at the bar shortly after midnight Sunday.
Those injured have been taken to Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital.
The number of cartridges found on the scene indicates that a group of people opened fire in the bar, said Gauteng province police commissioner Lt. Gen. Elias Mawela.
“The primary investigation suggests that these people were enjoying themselves here, in a licensed tavern operating within the right hours,” Mawela told The Associated Press.
“All of a sudden they heard some gunshots, that is when people tried to run out of the tavern. We don’t have the full details at the moment of what is the motive & why they were targeting these people,” he said.
“You can see that a high caliber firearm was used and it was shooting randomly. You can see that every one of those people were struggling to get out of the tavern,” Mawela added.
The area where the shooting took place was very dark, making it harder to find people who could identify the suspects, he said.
Rifles & a 9 mm pistol were used in the attack.
In a separate incident, 4 people were shot dead by unknown gunmen at a tavern in Sweetwaters township in the coastal city of Pietermaritzburg on Saturday night.
According to the police, 2 men entered the tavern & randomly opened fire on the patrons, killing 2 people on the scene while 2 others were confirmed dead at the hospital. Police said 8 other people are receiving treatment in a hospital. The deceased were aged between 30 & 45 & police are investigating charges of murder & attempted murder.
#massshooting #massmurder #shooting #shooters #gunmen #murder #homicide #attemptedmurder #massshootingsouthafrica #southafricamasshooting #gun #guns #bar #barshooting #barshootingssouthafrica #southafricabarshooting #dead #killed #wounded #gunviolence #9mm #johannesburg #sowetosouthafrica #sweetwaterssouthafrica #KwaZuluNatal #cops #police #criminalinvestigation
Follow Me
}
Comments