A 12-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl were also killed in the attack.<\/p>\n
\u201cQuite an unfortunate incident. Police were only alerted to this incident at around 6 o\u2019clock,\u201d said Mathe.<\/p>\n
Police said the motive was unknown and no arrests had been made. A manhunt is under way for the unidentified suspects.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are having a serious challenge when it comes to these illegal and unlicensed liquor premises,\u201d Mathe said, adding that they are where most mass shootings occur.<\/p>\n
\u201cInnocent people also get caught up in the crossfire,\u201d she told public broadcaster SABC.<\/p>\n
Entrenched crime<\/p>\n
South Africa, the continent\u2019s most industrialised nation, is grappling with entrenched crime and corruption driven by organised networks.<\/p>\n
Shootings are common and are often fuelled by gang violence and alcohol.<\/p>\n
Many people own licensed firearms for personal protection but many more illegal guns are in circulation despite relatively strict gun ownership laws.<\/p>\n
About 63 people were killed each day between April and September, according to police data, one of the world\u2019s highest murder rates.<\/p>\n
Most deaths stemmed from arguments, with robberies and gang violence also driving the toll, police said last month.<\/p>\n
In October, two teenagers were killed and five others wounded in a gang\u2011related shooting in Johannesburg, the country\u2019s financial capital<\/p>\n
In May, gunmen killed eight customers at a tavern in the southeastern city of Durban.<\/p>\n
Last year, 18 relatives were shot dead at a rural homestead in the country\u2019s Eastern Cape Province.<\/p>\n
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