At least 14 people were killed this morning in a mass shooting at a tavern in Soweto, South Africa. Nine others are injured.
South African Police Service officers enforce a perimeter around a crime scene where 14 people where shot dead in a tavern in Soweto on July 10. Photo: Emmanuel Croset/AFP via Getty Images
At least 14 people were killed early Sunday morning in a mass shooting at a tavern in Soweto, South Africa that left nine others injured, South African police saidShortly after midnight, a group of men armed with rifles and 9-millimeter pistols entered the tavern and began shooting at random, per the statement.
According to police, 23 people were shot in the tavern, with 12 dying at the scene and 11 being transported to a local hospital with injuries. Two more people succumbed to their injuries at the hospital.What they're saying: “The primary investigation suggests that these people were enjoying themselves here, in a licensed tavern operating within the right hours,” Gauteng province police commissioner Lt. Gen. Elias Mawela told“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, and why they were targeting these people,” Mawela added.
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