At least eleven killed in shooting at South African party
Three armed men are said to have opened fire on guests at a house party near Durban.
At least eleven people have been killed and three others injured in a shooting in KwaMakhutha, south of Durban. The cause and motive are not yet known.
The shooting took place on Tuesday evening at a house in the KwaMakhutha township, in the province of KwaZulu-Natal. According to the South African police, cited by Reuters, three armed men opened fire on people who had gathered there.
According to the police, ten victims died at the scene. Four people were taken to hospital; one of them died from their injuries on the way. A woman who was believed to be pregnant was among those present, according to the police.
The authorities have not yet established a motive. The police said an initial investigation showed that some of the victims were known to the authorities, but provided no further explanation. This does not automatically mean that they were considered suspects.
The local news channel eNCA reported that the attackers entered a house before 11 p.m. and opened fire. A car belonging to the homeowner was also reportedly set alight. Those details are part of the early reporting and may still be supplemented during the investigation.
At the time of publication, no arrests had been reported and no suspects had been identified. Investigators were at the scene securing evidence and reconstructing the attack. The police have not yet said whether the shooting is linked to other violent incidents in the region.
KwaZulu-Natal experiences serious armed violence more often, but no conclusion can be drawn from this single attack about its cause or any broader development. The police investigation is still ongoing.
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The key facts have been confirmed by Reuters and the South African broadcaster eNCA. Details about the motive and the identity of the perpetrators have deliberately been presented as unknown.
- confirmed At least eleven people were killed and three people injured in the shooting in KwaMakhutha. — Reuters and eNCA report the same death toll and number of injured. source
- confirmed The attack took place at a house near Durban in KwaZulu-Natal. — Both sources place the incident in KwaMakhutha, south of Durban. source
- confirmed The motive and the perpetrators were not yet known. — Reuters and eNCA describe the investigation as ongoing and report no known motive or identified perpetrators. source
- confirmed A woman believed to be pregnant was among the victims. — This is reported by Reuters and eNCA. source
Editor's note
The death toll, location and number of injured are reported identically by Reuters and eNCA. The motive, perpetrators and any links to other cases remain unknown.Sources
- Shooting at South Africa house party kills 11, injures three — Reuters via MarketScreener
- 11 dead, three wounded in KZN shooting — eNCA