Archive · 23 Dec 2025
Suspect Arrested in South Africa Mass Shooting
A 32-year-old man was arrested for a mass shooting in South Africa that killed 12 people, including three children, and injured 13 others.
The shooting happened at an unlicensed pub in Saulsville township near Pretoria on December 6.
Police found a gun in the suspect's car that they think was used in the shooting.
South Africa has a lot of gun violence, with over 26,000 homicides in 2024.
Many of these killings are done with illegal guns.
Police are also looking for suspects in another mass shooting that happened the same day in Bekkersdal township, where nine people were killed and 10 were hurt.
South African police have been shutting down illegal bars to try to stop these kinds of attacks.
A 32-year-old suspect was arrested for a mass shooting that killed 12 people, including three children, at an unlicensed pub in Saulsville township, Pretoria.
The shooting injured at least 13 people, and the motive remains unknown.
Police recovered an unlicensed handgun from the suspect's vehicle, believed to have been used in the attack.
The suspect was arrested while traveling to Botlokwa in Limpopo province, over 340 kilometers from the crime scene.
South Africa has a high homicide rate, with over 26,000 homicides in 2024, many involving illegal firearms.
- Who
- A 32-year-old suspect and three unknown gunmen
- What
- Mass shooting at an unlicensed pub
- When
- December 6, 2024
- Where
- Saulsville township, west of Pretoria, South Africa
- Why
- Motive remains unknown
- Victims
- 12 killed, 13 injured
- Suspect
- 32-year-old man
- Location
- Saulsville township, Pretoria
- Date of Incident
- December 6, 2024
- Weapon Recovered
- Unlicensed handgun
- Arrest Location
- R101 Road, Westenburg precinct
- Annual Homicides in South Africa
- 26,000 in 2024
- Illegal Taverns Shut Down
- 11,000 between April and September 2024