Not less than 12 individuals had been killed as a gaggle of “greater than 10” suspects opened hearth in a casual settlement in South Africa on Tuesday night, police mentioned.
The South African Police Service mentioned on Wednesday that the group of suspects had been dropped off by a white van outdoors the Jumpers casual settlement in Cleveland, a Johannesburg suburb, at about 11 p.m. on Tuesday night time.
“The suspects allegedly entered the casual settlement by way of each entrances and moved by way of the realm, opening hearth on residents and group members at a number of places earlier than fleeing the scene in the identical automobile,” SAPS mentioned in a statement posted on social media.
Police mentioned a manhunt had been launched for the suspects. No arrests had but been made, nor was there a suspected motive, police mentioned.
A normal view of densely packed residential housing in Alexandra township within the foreground and the Sandton central enterprise district, Johannesburg’s monetary district within the background, in Johannesburg, South Africa, Might 21, 2026.
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Eight males and three ladies had been declared useless on the scene, whereas one other injured man was transferred to a hospital, the place he later died, officers mentioned. 9 others had been transferred to hospitals with accidents from gunshots, police mentioned.
“Provincial and district detectives, supported by crime intelligence and forensic consultants, have been mobilised to research the incident and observe down the suspects,” SAPS mentioned in a press release.
