Eleven killed in KwaMakhutha house-party shooting, police say
At least 11 people were killed and three wounded when three shooters opened fire at a house party in KwaMakhutha township, south of Durban, South Africa, police said. Those killed included a woman believed to have been pregnant. The attack took place late on Tuesday night.
At least 11 people were killed and three others wounded in a shooting at a house party in South Africa, police said on Wednesday. The attack happened late on Tuesday night in KwaMakhutha township, about 30 kilometres south of Durban on the country’s east coast. Police said three shooters entered the house where people had gathered for a party and opened fire.
The dead included a woman who was believed to have been pregnant, according to the South China Morning Post’s report of the police account. The report said 10 people, including the woman, had died at the scene or in the initial account, but the supplied material does not provide further details explaining the final toll of at least 11. Three people were wounded in the attack.
The available information does not state their condition or identify any of the victims. Police described the assailants as three shooters. No motive, arrests or information about the suspects was provided in the supplied material.
The shooting occurred at a private gathering in the KwaMakhutha township, but the report does not give further details about the house or the people who organised the party.
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