Pregnant woman among 11 k!lled in mass sho0ting after gunm£n storm house in South Africa

A pregnant woman was among 11 people k!lled after three gunm£n stormed a house in KwaMakhutha township, south of Durban, South Africa, and opened fire on a group attending a party.

The sho0ting incident occurred on Tuesday, September 22.

‘The victims, including a pregnant woman, were gathered at a house shortly before 11:00 pm (9pm UK time on Tuesday) when armed assailants reportedly entered the premises and opened fire,’ Thamsanqa Ntuli, the premier of KwaZulu-Natal province, of which Durban is the main city, said. 

Three other people survived the attack in the township of KwaMakhutha south of Durban, police said.

The motive for the sho0ting was not immediately clear, police said, adding that investigators were following a ‘promising’ lead that could assist in the case.

‘The incident has left the community in profound shock and grief,’ Ntuli said.

Local television station eNCA reported that the attackers forced everyone into a room before shooting them and also set fire to a car belonging to one of the victims.

‘It’s shocking and sad. These are guys I grew up with. I can’t believe it. It’s like a movie,’ the broadcaster cited a local resident as saying.

‘I’ve been staying here all my life, and I’ve never seen anything like this,’ he added.

Acting police chief Puleng Dimpane said she had activated a 72-hour tracking operation to pursue and apprehend those responsible.

‘There is no place in our communities for the senseless taking of human lives. Police must act decisively, mobilise all available resources and pursue those responsible until they are brought before the courts,’ she said in a statement.