Police forensics personnel work at the scene where several people, including three minors, were shot dead in the Saulsville Hostel in Atteridgeville, Pretoria, South Africa, December 6, 2025. REUTERS/Alet Pretorius
A police forensics member arrives at the scene where several people, including three minors, were killed in a mass shooting in Saulsville Hostel in Atteridgeville in Pretoria, South Africa, December 6, 2025. REUTERS/Alet Pretorius
Police speak to a resident at the scene where several people, including three minors, were killed in a mass shooting in Saulsville Hostel in Atteridgeville in Pretoria, South Africa, December 6, 2025. REUTERS/Alet Pretorius

JOHANNESBURG, Dec 6 (Reuters) - At least 11 people were killed on Saturday including a three year old boy, after gunshots were fired at an illegal bar in the South African city of Pretoria, police said, adding that a manhunt was launched for three suspects who were not identified.

Another 14 people were wounded during the incident in the Saulsville township, they said in a statement.

Police didn't say whether the shooting occurred inside or outside the illegal bar, known locally as a 'shebeen.'

"Three minors are among those deceased, which include 3- and 12-year-old boys (and a) 16-year-old female," the South African Police Service said.

South Africa has one of the highest murder rates in the world, averaging about 60 a day.

(Reporting by Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo; Writing by Duncan Miriri; Editing by Bernadette Baum)