Overview
- The attack happened shortly after midnight at a shebeen in the Marikana informal settlement in Philippi East, Cape Town.
- Police report eight fatalities, including the female owner, and say two wounded victims remain in hospital in critical condition.
- Investigators link the killings to extortion targeting local taverns and shebeens in the area.
- Police say they have identified at least three gunmen who fled the scene, and detectives from the provincial serious and violent crimes unit are leading the probe.
- Authorities appealed for information via Crime Stop at 08600 10111 and the MySAPS app, and senior Western Cape police visited the scene.