SOUTH AFRICA: Six children, two women killed in mass shooting

Eight female members of the same family were killed during an attack in Embangweni in KwaZulu-Natal on Tuesday night. Initial reports said seven women were killed, but police spokesperson Captain Nqobile Gwala said an eighth person passed away in hospital on Wednesday. Gwala said the motive for the attack was unknown and that police would […]

Eight female members of the same family were killed during an attack in Embangweni in KwaZulu-Natal on Tuesday night.

Initial reports said seven women were killed, but police spokesperson Captain Nqobile Gwala said an eighth person passed away in hospital on Wednesday.

Gwala said the motive for the attack was unknown and that police would investigate whether it was politically motivated or over family feuds.  Gwala said community members heard gunshots at around 21:00 on Tuesday night and when they went to check, the house was on fire. Five people, including a 60-year-old woman and four children between the ages of two and 16, died in one house. Gwala said a second house was also attacked, and a 58-year-old woman died after being shot.