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Pretoria Hostel Shooting Kills 11 as Police Hunt Three Gunmen

Police say the pre-dawn attack is linked to an unlicensed shebeen, with forensic teams processing the scene.

Overview

  • South African police confirm 25 people were shot, with 11 dead and 14 hospitalized after the early-morning attack in Atteridgeville.
  • Three minors are among the dead: a three-year-old boy, a 12-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl.
  • The gunfire erupted inside a property operating as an illegal shebeen at the Saulsville Hostel.
  • Investigators believe at least three assailants opened fire randomly around 4:15 a.m., and officers were only alerted at about 6:00 a.m.
  • Forensic and ballistics experts and the Serious and Violent Crime Unit are on site as a manhunt continues, with police highlighting ongoing action against unlicensed liquor outlets.