2022 Soweto shooting
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 Soweto
Soweto (South Africa)
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| Location | Orlando, Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa |
| Date | 9 July 2022 |
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Attack type
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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][3]
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.[4] A fourth injured victim died at the hospital on July 12, bringing the death toll to 16.[5] The perpetrators fled the scene in a white minibus taxi and have not been apprehended.[6] The police arrived at 04:00 GMT on 10 July 2022, and the injured victims were sent to the Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital.[6]
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.[7]
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