A manhunt is underway in South Africa after 17 people, including 15 women, were killed in a mass shooting in the town of Lusikisiki in the Eastern Cape province. The shooting took place on Friday night in two houses in a rural neighborhood, with 12 women and a man killed in one house and three women and a man killed in the other house. Four women, one man, and a two-month-old baby survived. The motives for the killing remain unknown, and police are searching for the suspects.
Police minister Senzo Mchunu has deployed a team of detectives and forensic experts to crack the case and find the criminals responsible for the massacre. South Africa has seen a rise in mass shootings in recent years, with this incident adding to the growing number of violent crimes in the country. Firearm laws are strict in South Africa, but the prevalence of illegal, unregistered guns remains a significant issue contributing to the high number of homicides in the country.
South Africa recorded 12,734 homicides in the first six months of this year, with firearms being the leading cause of death in these cases. The police are urging the suspects to surrender themselves or face being apprehended as they work to solve the case and bring justice to the victims and their families.
Source
Photo credit www.aljazeera.com
