2022 Soweto shooting

2022 Soweto shootings
Soweto Soweto (South Africa)
Location	Orlando, Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa
Date	9 July 2022 (2022-07-09)
Attack type	Mass shooting
Weapons	Rifles, 9mm pistols [1]
Deaths	16
Injured	7
Perpetrators	Unknown

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]

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. ^[3] A fourth injured victim died at the hospital on 12 July, bringing the death toll to 16. ^[4] The perpetrators fled the scene in a white minibus taxi and have not been apprehended. ^[5] The police arrived at 04:00 GMT on 10 July 2022, and the injured victims were sent to the Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital. ^[5]

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. ^[6]

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. Dludla, Nqobile; Cocks, Tim (10 July 2022). "Gunmen kill 15 people 'randomly' at Soweto bar". Reuters . Retrieved 10 July 2022.
3. 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.
4. Thom, Liezl; Winsor, Morgan (13 July 2022). "At least 21 killed in spate of shootings at South African bars, police say". ABC News . Retrieved 14 July 2022.
5. Magome, Mogomotsi (10 July 2022). "South Africa police say 15 killed in bar shooting in Soweto". Associated Press . Retrieved 10 July 2022.
6. 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.