Overview
- Gunmen opened fire shortly after 00:15 on 17 January at a shebeen in the Marikana informal settlement in Philippi East, Cape Town.
- Six people died at the scene, one died en route to hospital, and an eighth victim died in hospital, while two others remain hospitalised in critical condition.
- Detectives from the provincial serious and violent crimes unit have launched a manhunt, with the suspects still at large and no arrests announced.
- The dead include a 43-year-old woman who owned the unlicensed liquor outlet where the shooting occurred.
- Police and community leaders cite entrenched extortion and poor reporting in the area, and investigators appeal for information via Crime Stop (08600 10111) or the MySAPS app.