A manhunt has been launched in South Africa after a mass shooting in which 17 people, including 15 women, were killed in two houses in a rural town in the southeast of the country. The incident took place in Lusikisiki in Eastern Cape province. Police are searching for the suspects, with authorities deploying a team of detectives and forensic experts to crack the case. The motive for the killings remains unknown, and it is unclear if there is one or several suspects on the run.
South Africa has seen an increase in mass shootings in recent years, with firearms being the leading cause of death in homicides. Strict firearm laws are in place, but the large number of illegal, unregistered guns in circulation poses a major problem for authorities. In the first six months of this year alone, the country recorded 12,734 homicides, averaging more than 70 a day.
The incident in Lusikisiki is the latest in a series of mass shootings in the country, with a similar attack in KwaZulu-Natal province earlier this year resulting in the deaths of 10 members of the same family. The attack in Eastern Cape has shocked the nation and raised concerns about the prevalence of gun violence in South Africa. Police are urging the suspects to surrender or face being apprehended, as they work to uncover the motives behind the tragic incident.
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