Overview
- The attack unfolded around 01:30 on 5 October at Qedukoma Tavern in Zithobeni, Bronkhorstspruit.
- Witnesses reported that two men known in the community demanded a patron’s firearm, shot him when he refused, and then fired at other patrons.
- Officers opened five murder and six attempted murder cases as a provincial serious-violent-crimes tracking team pursues the suspects.
- Emergency services transported six wounded people to nearby medical facilities, while only one of the deceased had been formally identified by police at last report.
- The Gauteng Legislature’s community safety committee condemned the killings, urged full resourcing of the manhunt, and called for firearm-specific crime statistics.