12 killed, 9 wounded in mass shooting in S. Africa’s Johannesburg

JOHANNESBURG, June 10 — At least 12 people were killed and nine others injured in a mass shooting at an informal settlement in Johannesburg, South Africa’s largest city, police said on Wednesday.

The shooting occurred at around 11:10 p.m. local time (2110 GMT) on Tuesday in the informal settlement of Jumpers in Cleveland, when more than 10 armed suspects entered the settlement and opened fire on residents at multiple locations before fleeing in a vehicle, according to the South African Police Station (SAPS).