Overview
- Police say 25 people were shot, with the death toll now at 12 after one victim died in hospital and 13 others remain hospitalized.
- The dead include three children aged 3, 12 and 16, and the shebeen owner is among the injured, according to SABC.
- At least three gunmen opened fire on patrons at an unlicensed bar inside the Saulsville hostel around 4:15 a.m., with police alerted near 6 a.m.
- SAPS deployed forensic and ballistics teams and the Serious and Violent Crime Unit, and launched a manhunt for three unidentified suspects as the motive remains unknown.
- Authorities point to illegal liquor venues as recurring hotspots, noting nearly 12,000 closures and more than 18,000 arrests nationwide between April and September.