Multiple attackers open fire on an informal settlement on the outskirts of Johannesburg, South African police say, killing 12 people and wounding at least nine others. The attack takes place late Tuesday night, with gunfire breaking out before midnight in a community of tin and metal shacks where illegal miners have reportedly been living. Police say more than 10 suspects are involved and that they move the attackers by minibus to the settlement before the shooting begins. After the attack, a manhunt is under way for the suspects, with authorities seeking more than 10 attackers. Reporting also places the incident in or near Johannesburg’s Cleveland suburb and identifies the area as the Jumpers settlement. Investigators are still determining the motive behind the violence. Several outlets note the incident as part of a broader pattern of gun attacks in South Africa, where authorities have been responding to repeated incidents involving multiple assailants.
Multiple attackers kill 12 in Johannesburg settlement shooting; police hunt suspects
Multiple attackers open fire on an informal settlement on the outskirts of Johannesburg, South African police say, killing 12 people and wounding at least nine others. The attack takes place late Tues...
- Police say multiple attackers kill 12 people in a late-night mass shooting near Johannesburg.
- At least nine others are wounded.
- The attack occurs at an informal settlement made up of shacks.
- Police say more than 10 suspects are involved and that a manhunt is under way for them.
- Authorities are still investigating the motive.
In a chilling overnight raid on the edge of Johannesburg, gunmen swept through an informal settlement and killed 12 people, South African police said. Police said the shooting erupted before midnight in a poor community of metal shacks where illegal miners had been living. About 10 attackers were driven to the Jumpers settlement and dropped […]
3 months agoA manhunt is underway for at least 10 suspects in a mass shooting that left 12 people dead near Johannesburg.
3 months agoAn armed gang opened fire in a poor neighborhood in South Africa's biggest city, killing 12 people and wounding at least nine, before fleeing in a minibus, police said Wednesday.
3 months agoThe suspects opened fire on Jumpers Informal Settlement, a densely populated area in Cleveland, east of Johannesburg, on Tuesday. The post South Africa hunts suspects after mass shooting kills 12 people appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
3 months agoPolice said the motive was not yet known and no arrests had been made, but there were suspicions it was related to competition over illegal mining in the area.
3 months agoSouth African police say multiple attackers killed 12 people and wounded at least nine in a late-night mass shooting in the city of Johannesburg
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