Gqeberha

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South Africa birthday party shooting: Eight killed in Gqeberha ... (BBC News)

Unidentified gunmen "randomly shot at guests" as they danced in a house party, police say.

"We know everybody is angry and would love that we respond quickly, but we request a little bit of space so that we do the work thoroughly," he told reporters in Gqeberha, Mr Sishuba's family is "in a state of shock and disbelief," a relative told Reuters news agency. Eight people have been killed and three others injured during a mass shooting at a birthday party in Gqeberha city in South Africa's Eastern Cape Province.

Names of Gqeberha mass shooting victims, including two brothers ... (News24)

The victims were at a Kwazakhele home, celebrating the owner of the house's birthday. He died on the scene.

Our communities cannot continue to live in fear of criminals,” he says in a statement. Two of the injured persons, a male and a female are still in hospital while the third male was discharged today. You could see the kind of people that were here, and that tells you that those criminals have an issue, but they also have a case to answer - and that's upon us." “It is a blatant disregard for human life. "You can see clearly that those people that came here wanted people dead. “One of the victims succumbed to the injuries in hospital, bringing the total number of deceased to eight.”

'Our job is to find out who did it', says Cele of Gqeberha mass shooting (Eyewitness News)

A manhunt has been launched after two gunmen entered a house in KwaZakhele township on Sunday night and shot indiscriminately at a crowd of people.

Our core function is to find out who did it and put those people in the processes of law." You could see the kind of people that were here, and that tells you that those criminals have an issue, but they also have a case to answer - and that's upon us." "The Premier condemned the incident, and welcomed the swift action of Police Minister General Cele who is visiting the area this morning.

Gqeberha mass shooting death toll has risen to 8 (Independent Online)

It is reported that two men allegedly gunned down seven people, with the eighth victim dying after being rushed to hospital.

One of the victims died in hospital, bringing the death toll to eight. The assailants reportedly started shooting indiscriminately at the guests. It is reported that two men allegedly gunned down seven people, with the eighth victim dying after being rushed to hospital.

Police Minister to visit Gqeberha mass shooting site - defenceWeb (defenceWeb)

Police Minister, General Bheki Cele and the National Police Commissioner, General Fannie Masemola, will today lead a delegation of various experts within ...

One of the victims succumbed to their injuries in hospital, bringing the total number of the deceased to eight. No arrests have been made at this stage. The owner of the house was among the deceased.

Gqeberha mass shooting: Gunmen 'shot down families, killing ... (News24)

Police Minister Bheki Cele has vowed that police officers would work around the clock to ensure the gunmen who opened fire at a house in KwaZakhele, ...

[They] shot down families, killing brothers and friends… Speaking to journalists after meeting with devastated family members on Monday, Cele said: "Those people who came here wanted people dead. Police Minister Bheki Cele has vowed that police officers would work around the clock to ensure the gunmen who opened fire at a house in KwaZakhele, Gqeberha, were caught.

Party shooting 'was like a scene out of a horror movie' (SowetanLIVE)

Additional resources from Eastern Cape and national levels will be deployed to Nelson Mandela Bay after a party turned into a mass shooting on Sunday night, ...

“The direction of this investigation is for us alone. We did not even share that information with the family,” Cele said. He said two of his nieces were there.