Twelve killed in Johannesburg mass shooting, manhunt under way

Police said that a manhunt is nether mode for much than 10 suspects aft the onslaught connected an informal settlement. The motive is not known yet.

Unidentified gunmen person stormed an informal colony adjacent Johannesburg and fatally changeable 12 people, wounding 9 others.

More than 10 equipped radical were driven to the country and stormed the colony soon aft 11pm (21:00 GMT) connected Tuesday, a constabulary spokeswoman said.

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“Eight big males and 3 big females were declared dormant astatine the scene,” Colonel Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi said.

“The suspects allegedly entered the informal colony done some entrances and moved done the area, opening occurrence connected residents and assemblage members astatine aggregate locations earlier fleeing the country successful the aforesaid vehicle.”

Another idiosyncratic aboriginal died successful hospital. The motive for the onslaught is not known.

Police said they had launched a manhunt for much than 10 suspects aft the onslaught astatine the Jumpers informal settlement.

The onslaught was successful an country called Cleveland, astir six kilometres (less than 4 miles) eastbound of the Johannesburg metropolis centre.

South Africa has 1 of the world’s highest execution rates, with much than 60 homicides recorded connected mean each day. The country is awash with ineligible and amerciable firearms, and shootings are common, often fuelled by pack rivalry and contention betwixt informal businesses.