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a 32 year old suspect has been arrested in connection to mass shooting Which took the lives of 12 people including three Children without license pub earlier this month, south african Police Said on Monday.
The man is suspected of being one of three men who opened fire on patrons at a pub in Soulsville township, west of the South African capital. pretoria12 people died, including three children aged 3, 12 and 16.
At least 13 people were also injured during the attack, the motive for which is unknown.
According to police, the suspect was arrested on Sunday while traveling to Botlokwa in Limpopo province, more than 340 kilometers (210 miles) from there. shooting Happened on 6 December.
An unlicensed weapon believed to have been used during the attack was recovered from the suspect’s vehicle.
“The 32-year-old suspect was stopped by the Limpopo Tracking Team on the R101 road in the Westenberg area. During the arrest, the team recovered an unlicensed firearm, a hand gun, which is believed to have been used to commit multiple murders. The gun will be taken to the Forensic Science Laboratory for ballistic analysis,” the police said in the statement.
The suspect was arrested on the same day as the other mass shooting Happened in a pub in Bekkersdal Township, west of johannesburgIn which nine people were killed and 10 were injured when unknown gunmen opened fire on patrons.
The police have since started searching for the suspects.
South Africa has the highest murder rate in the world and is expected to record more than 26,000 murders in 2024 – an average of more than 70 per day. By far the leading cause of death in homicides is firearms.
Gun ownership laws are relatively strict in the country of 62 million people, but many murders are committed with illegal guns, according to authorities.
According to police, mass shootings at unlicensed bars are becoming a serious problem. Police shut down more than 11,000 illegal liquor vends between April and September this year and arrested more than 18,000 people for their involvement in the sale of illicit liquor.