Ten members from the same family, including seven women and three men, were killed by unknown gunmen Friday in the city of Pietermaritzburg, in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) province of South Africa,
11 others were taken to hospital with wounds but two later died, raising the death toll to 14.
The South African Ministry of Police while confirming the incident said a 13-year-old boy was among those killed by the gunmen.
The mayor of the area told local media that they needed to bolster capacity of local police stations.
Two suspects (have been) arrested, one dead, another fled the scene. Police are on a manhunt,” she said, adding that three firearms were recovered from the suspects during a shootout.
At least 15 dead in a mass shooting at a bar in Soweto, South Africa
Some, say several mass shootings in recent months are related to taxi business violence while others appear to be linked to drug cartels.
There has been no motive yet suggested for Friday’s shooting.
South Africa has one of the highest murder rates in the world, according to police statistics. The rates have been increasing sharply after the temporary lull during the most severe period of the Covid-19 pandemic lockdowns.
At least 15 people died after a shooting at a bar in the township of Soweto last July. Four other people were killed in a separate shooting incident in a bar in Pietermaritzburg on the same evening.
