Seventeen people, including 15 women, were killed in a double shooting in the rural town of Lusikisiki in South Africa’s Eastern Cape, police confirmed Sunday. The incidents in the same neighborhood on Friday night have left the community in shock.
Search for the suspects continues
State police spokesman Brig. Ethlenda Mathe said a manhunt is underway for the suspects. The injured included 15 women and two men, with one other person seriously injured and receiving treatment in hospital.
Shooting at two nearby homes Â
According to police, 12 women and a man were killed in one house and three women and a man in a second house. The exact motive for the shooting is unclear and the investigation is ongoing.
Nitin Kumar
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