Mass Shooting At South African Bar Leaves 11 Dead, Many Injured

International

oi-Gaurav Sharma

At
least
11
people
have
been
killed
in
a
mass
shooting
at
an
unlicensed
bar
in
Saulsville
township,
west
of
Pretoria.
Police
say
three
of
those
who
died
are
children.
The
attack
happens
in
the
early
hours
of
Saturday,
6
December
2025,
when
many
customers
are
still
inside
the
venue.

South
African
Police
Services
confirm
that
another
14
people
have
suffered
gunshot
wounds
and
are
taken
to
hospital.
Officials
have
not
yet
released
the
ages
of
the
injured.
Investigators
remain
at
the
crime
scene,
documenting
bullet
casings,
gathering
witness
statements
and
securing
evidence
from
inside
and
outside
the
bar.

Pretoria
mass
shooting
investigation
and
suspect
search

Police
say
the
children
killed
include
a
3-year-old
boy,
a
12-year-old
boy
and
a
16-year-old
girl.
Officers
confirm
they
are
searching
for
three
suspects
believed
to
be
involved
in
the
shooting.
No
arrests
have
been
announced
so
far,
and
investigators
have
not
shared
any
possible
motive
for
the
attack.

The
shooting
takes
place
at
an
unlicensed
drinking
spot
in
Saulsville,
a
township
close
to
Pretoria,
South
Africa’s
administrative
capital.
The
gunmen
open
fire
during
the
early
morning
period,
when
the
bar
is
still
busy.
Local
residents
describe
deep
shock
as
news
of
the
deaths
spreads,
and
the
community
waits
for
answers
from
authorities.

Pretoria
mass
shooting
and
South
Africa
violent
crime
context

The
incident
comes
as
South
Africa
struggles
with
very
high
rates
of
violent
crime.
Police
statistics
show
the
country
records
more
than
26,000
homicides
in
2024.
That
figure
equals
an
average
of
over
70
killings
every
day,
highlighting
the
pressure
on
law
enforcement
agencies
nationwide.

Data
released
by
police
underline
how
deadly
violence
remains
a
persistent
threat
across
the
country.