Gugulethu massacre | |
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Location | NY78, Gugulethu, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa |
Coordinates | 33°59′28″S 18°34′23″E / 33.991°S 18.573°E |
Date | 2 November 2020 |
Attack type | Mass shooting |
Deaths | 8 |
Injured | 1 |
The Gugulethu massacre was a mass shooting which occurred on the afternoon of 2 November 2020. [1] [2] It took place in a house in NY78, Gugulethu, Cape Town, South Africa and resulted in the death of eight people between the ages of 30 and 50 years old. [3] [4] One additional victim was injured in the shooting. [5] Seven of the nine victims died on scene (3 women and 4 men) [4] whilst an eighth victim died later in hospital. [5]
Local residents reported to the media that the shooting was related to a gang conflict between the Guptas and the Boko Haram street gangs. [1] Other reports by local residents indicated that the killing was conducted by the Boko Haram gang targeting a local woman, killed on scene, who refused to pay extortion money to the gang. [1] Whilst the Gugulethu Development Forum stated that the killings were "drug-related." [4]
Gugulethu massacre | |
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Location | NY78, Gugulethu, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa |
Coordinates | 33°59′28″S 18°34′23″E / 33.991°S 18.573°E |
Date | 2 November 2020 |
Attack type | Mass shooting |
Deaths | 8 |
Injured | 1 |
The Gugulethu massacre was a mass shooting which occurred on the afternoon of 2 November 2020. [1] [2] It took place in a house in NY78, Gugulethu, Cape Town, South Africa and resulted in the death of eight people between the ages of 30 and 50 years old. [3] [4] One additional victim was injured in the shooting. [5] Seven of the nine victims died on scene (3 women and 4 men) [4] whilst an eighth victim died later in hospital. [5]
Local residents reported to the media that the shooting was related to a gang conflict between the Guptas and the Boko Haram street gangs. [1] Other reports by local residents indicated that the killing was conducted by the Boko Haram gang targeting a local woman, killed on scene, who refused to pay extortion money to the gang. [1] Whilst the Gugulethu Development Forum stated that the killings were "drug-related." [4]