In South Africa, seven people were killed in a suspected gang-related mass shooting. This is the second such incident in two days in the Western Cape province. According to local police, last evening, an armed suspect entered an informal dwelling in Bishop Lavis, a suburb of Cape Town, and fired several shots at the occupants. Six people were fatally wounded, and two others were injured. The toll rose to seven after one of the injured died in the hospital.

Earlier, on Wednesday, five people were shot and killed in Atlantis, a small town about 40 km north of Cape Town. According to police, the incidents are believed to be gang-related.