Photo: SAPS Gauteng spokesperson Brigadier Brenda Muridili
In the early hours of Sunday, 5 October 2025, a violent shooting at a tavern in Zithobeni, Bronkhorstspruit, left five people dead and six others injured.
Police responded promptly to the scene. Witnesses report that two men, known to the community, entered the establishment and demanded that a patron surrender his licensed firearm. During the confrontation, a shot was fired, prompting the suspects to fire randomly as patrons fled. The patron with the firearm was shot and injured, and his weapon was stolen.
Brigadier Brenda Muridili, spokesperson for SAPS Gauteng, confirmed that five individuals lost their lives and six sustained injuries. The injured were transported to nearby medical facilities for treatment. To date, only one of the deceased has been identified, and all injured persons have been accounted for.
Muridili also stated that the patron whose firearm was stolen will face charges under the Firearms Control Act, Act 60 of 2000, for negligent handling of his 9mm pistol.
The Provincial Murder and Robbery Unit has registered cases of five counts of murder and six counts of attempted murder. The Provincial Serious and Violent Crimes Tracking Team is actively pursuing the suspects.
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