In a mass shooting in South Africa, 10 members of the same family died.

April 21, 2023



(cnn)

Ten members of the same family, including seven women and three men, were killed by gunmen Friday in the city of Pietermaritzburg, in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) province of South Africa. According to initial police reports, unknown gunmen stormed a Pietermaritzburg homestead and ambushed the family. Two suspects have been arrested, one dead and another fled the scene. Police are on a manhunt and three firearms have been recovered from the suspects. South Africa has one of the highest murder rates in the world, according to police statistics.

At least 15 people died after a shooting at a bar in Soweto last July. Four other people were killed in a separate shooting incident in a bar in Pietermaritzburg on the same evening. The country’s Police Minister, Bheki Cele, is visiting the crime scene of the recent shooting with the top management team of the South African Police Service (SAPS) led by National Commissioner Fannie Masemola.

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