A police Constable allegedly shot his girlfriend and suspected lover. PHOTO: iStock
Soweto tavern shooting: Police launch manhunt for suspects
At least 14 people have been confirmed dead in the wake of a shooting at a tavern in Nomzamo Informal Settlement, Soweto
A police Constable allegedly shot his girlfriend and suspected lover. PHOTO: iStock
The South African Police Service (SAPS) in Gauteng has launched a search for suspects linked to the deadly tavern shooting in Soweto, which has claimed at least 14 lives.
The incident is said to have occurred in the early hours of Sunday morning, 10 July at a local tarven in Nomzamo Informal Settlement, Orlando East. The death toll was initially at 12, but two other people succumbed to their injuries in hospital.
“It is reported that on 10 July 2022 at about 00:30, a group of men armed with rifles and 9mm pistols entered the tarven and started shooting randomly at the patrons who were sitting inside. 23 people were shot, 12 of whom where declared dead on the scene, while 11 were rushed to a nearby hospital. Two more were later declared dead at the hospital,” said SAPS Gauteng spokesperson Colonel Dimakatso Sello.
MOTIVE BEHIND SOWETO TAVERN SHOOTING UNKNOWN
SAPS Gauteng is still trying to determine the motive behind the tavern shooting in Soweto. They have opened 14 cases of murder and nine of attempted murder.
Gauteng’s Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Elias Mawela has condemned the incident and urged the team of detectives led by Deputy Provincial Commissioner: Crime Detection, Major General Mbuso Khumalo to pull out all stops in ensuring that the perpetrators are arrested and brought to book.
Meanwhile, members of the public with any information they believe is relevant to the tavern shooting have been urged to come forward.
“Anyone who may have witnessed the incident or have information that could lead to the apprehension of the suspects, is urged to report on the crime stop hotline at 08600 10111 or by giving a tip-off on the MySAPS app. All information received will be treated as strictly confidential,” Sello added.
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