Key facts
- A mass shooting occurred at the Jumpers informal settlement in Cleveland, Johannesburg.
- Twelve people were killed and nine were injured.
- Over 10 suspects arrived in a white Toyota Quantum and fled in the same vehicle.
- Police have launched a manhunt for the suspects.
- The motive for the attack is currently unknown.
Multiple attackers killed 12 people and wounded at least nine others in a late-night mass shooting in the South African city of Johannesburg, police said Wednesday.
Police believe more than 10 suspects were dropped off in a minibus in an informal settlement in the Cleveland suburb of Johannesburg late Tuesday night and opened fire on people.
The attackers “moved through the area, opening fire on residents and community members at multiple locations before fleeing the scene in the same vehicle,” police said in a statement.
The victims were nine males and three females, according to police. Eleven of them died at the scene and the 12th died in the hospital.
Police are searching for the attackers and no arrests had been made. The motive for the shootings was not yet clear, they said.