2022 Soweto shootings
Soweto is located in South Africa
Soweto
Soweto
Soweto (South Africa)
LocationOrlando, Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa
Date9 July 2022 (2022-07-09)
Attack type
Mass shooting
WeaponsRifles, 9mm pistols[1]
Deaths16
Injured7
PerpetratorsUnknown

On 9 July 2022, a mass shooting took place at a tavern in Orlando, Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa. 16 people were killed in the incident.[2][3]

At about 21:00 GMT, a group of men armed with rifles and a 9mm pistol opened fire on patrons in the tavern. A total of 23 people were shot. 12 people were killed at the scene and 3 others later died in the hospital.[4] A fourth injured victim died at the hospital on 12 July, bringing the death toll to 16.[5] The perpetrators fled the scene in a white minibus taxi and have not been apprehended.[6] The police arrived at 04:00 GMT on 10 July 2022, and the injured victims were sent to the Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital.[6]

The shooting occurred on the same day as another mass shooting in a tavern in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, though authorities do not believe the incidents are linked.[7]

References

  1. ^ "South Africa: Fifteen shot dead in Soweto township bar". BBC. 10 July 2022. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Gunmen kill 15 people 'randomly' at Soweto bar". Reuters. 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  3. ^ IOL, Mass memorial held to remember Soweto massacre victims[1]
  4. ^ Chutel, Lynsey (10 July 2022). "At Least 21 Dead After 3 Tavern Shootings in South Africa". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  5. ^ Thom, Liezl; Winsor, Morgan. "At least 21 killed in spate of shootings at South African bars, police say". abcnews.go.com/. ABC News. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  6. ^ a b "South Africa police say 15 killed in bar shooting in Soweto". AP NEWS. 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  7. ^ Dludla, Nqobile; Cocks, Tim (10 July 2022). "Gunmen kill 19 people in 'random' bar shootings in South Africa". Reuters. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
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