Bericht17 Killed in Wedela Tavern Shooting; Police Hunt Eight MenGeschreven 27 september 2026 om 08:49 UTCKijkenTranscript0:11Gunmen killed 17 people at a tavern in Wedela and wounded 15 others.0:15Police are hunting eight unidentified men.0:18The wounded were taken for treatment, but their conditions are unknown.0:22Who carried out the attack and why?0:24The shooting began at about 9:30 on Saturday night, September 26, at a tavern in0:29Extension 3 of Wadela, that is in Gauteng's West Rand District, near Carletonville0:33and southwest of Johannesburg.0:35Early accounts said at least 17 people had died.0:38The later police tally specified 17, 13 men and 4 women.0:42Emergency medical workers declared all 17 dead at the scene.0:46Another 15 people sustained gunshot wounds and were taken to medical facilities.0:50Those are separate counts of people killed and wounded, not a count of everyone at0:54the tavern.0:55The facilities have not been named, and it is not known whether all 15 were0:58admitted.0:59Gunmen fired at patrons outside the tavern, then went inside and continued shooting.1:04That sequence places the attack in two parts of the venue.1:07It does not establish that every person there was individually targeted.1:10The attackers reportedly searched some patrons.1:13took cell phones and fled in two vehicles.1:15Later descriptions named AK-47 type rifles and pistols, but the exact firearms are1:20not yet confirmed by a published forensic finding.1:23Taking phones does not establish robbery as the motive.1:26Gauteng police launched a manhunt for eight unidentified men.1:29By September 27, no arrests or suspect identifications had been reported.1:34The victims' names and verified surveillance findings were unavailable.1:37Whether anyone has since been detained is unknown.1:40Investigators have not established who carried out the attack or why.Lees het artikelTijdlijn van het verhaalHeyDexDe korte video ↗Wie meldde watPunten die meer dan één medium meldde✓Deaths in the Wedela tavern shootingOnafhankelijk bevestigd · 10 media✓Injuries in the Wedela tavern shootingOnafhankelijk bevestigd · 7 media✓Deaths in the Lwandle shootingOnafhankelijk bevestigd · 4 media✓Eight gunmen attacked the Wedela tavernOnafhankelijk bevestigd · 4 mediaSearch for suspects in the Wedela shooting4 media✓Injuries in the Lwandle shootingOnafhankelijk bevestigd · 3 mediaCars burned during the Wedela tavern incident3 mediaDeaths in the earlier Durban house-party shooting2 mediaItems taken from people at the tavern2 mediaMotive for the Johannesburg and Cape Town shootings2 mediaPunten die maar één medium meldde14Alleen gemeld door The GuardianSearch for suspects in the Lwandle shooting27 sep, 8:19 UTCAlleen gemeld door BBC NewsCombined death toll in the two shootings27 sep, 8:40 UTCCombined injuries in the two shootings27 sep, 8:40 UTCArrests in the two shootings27 sep, 8:40 UTCAlleen gemeld door NPRDeaths in three South African shootings that week27 sep, 13:01 UTCAlleen gemeld door Associated PressWeapons described in the Associated Press video title27 sep, 13:15 UTCAlleen gemeld door euronewsTavern shooting west of Johannesburg27 sep, 13:16 UTCArrests at the time of the Euronews report27 sep, 13:16 UTCPolice units deployed to track suspects27 sep, 13:16 UTCPolice investigation into the tavern shooting27 sep, 13:16 UTCAlleen gemeld door DW NewsPolice leads based on technology27 sep, 19:42 UTCAlleen gemeld door CTV NewsWhether the Johannesburg and Cape Town shootings were connected28 sep, 0:00 UTCAlleen gemeld door The CitizenLater death toll in the Wedela shooting30 sep, 8:10 UTCPolice investigative team for the Wedela shooting30 sep, 8:10 UTCElke regel is de bewering zoals wij die uit het bericht van dat medium hebben vastgelegd. Vergeleken per 30 september 2026 om 12:08 UTC.Gerelateerde berichtgevingAchtergrond·27 sep, 9:03 UTCTen killed at Lwandle gathering as police search for gunmen
