Police search >10 suspects after 12 dead in Johannesburg

Police are searching for more than ten suspects after a coordinated mass shooting at an informal settlement in Johannesburg left twelve people dead and at least nine others wounded. The attack occurred on Tuesday night at the Jumpers Informal Settlement in Cleveland, east of the city.

Officers responded to reports of a shooting in progress at approximately 11:10 p.m. on June 9. Upon arrival, they found multiple victims with gunshot wounds. Emergency Medical Services were called to the scene to assist the injured. According to police, eight adult men and three adult women were declared dead at the scene. A twelfth victim, an adult man, later died in a hospital from his injuries. At least nine other people were transported to various medical facilities for treatment.

Preliminary information indicates the suspects arrived in a white Toyota Quantum minibus, which dropped them off near a petrol station in Cleveland. The group then allegedly entered the informal settlement through both of its main entrances. They moved through the area, opening fire on residents at multiple locations before fleeing in the same vehicle.

A major investigation involving provincial and district detectives,...