A mass shooting at a tavern in Johannesburg’s Soweto township has killed 14 people and left three others in critical condition, police said. Police say they are investigating reports that a group of men arrived in a minibus taxi and opened fire on some of the patrons at the bar late Saturday night. Police on Sunday morning were removing the bodies of the deceased and investigating what led to the mass shooting. The three critically injured and one other person have been taken to Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital. Police officers during a protest in Soweto, South Africa, June 20, 2022. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko The number of bullets found at the scene indicated it was a group of people who shot the patrons, Gauteng provincial police commissioner Lt. Gen. Elias Mauela said. SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE INVESTIGATING DEATHS OF 21 13-17 YEAR OLD MINORS IN TAVERN “The initial investigation shows that these people were having fun here, in a licensed tavern that was open during the correct hours,” Mawela told The Associated Press. “Suddenly they heard some shots, when people tried to run out of the tavern. We don’t have full details at the moment about what the motive is and why they targeted these people,” he said. . AT LEAST 20 DEAD IN SOUTH AFRICAN CLUB “You can see that a high-caliber firearm was used and it was firing randomly. You can see that all these people were struggling to get out of the tavern,” Mawela told The Associated Press. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP The Soweto bar shooting comes two weeks after 21 teenagers were found dead in a tavern in the East London town. The cause of those deaths has not yet been released by authorities, but the teenagers were not shot or crushed in a riot, officials said.
