2022 Pietermaritzburg shooting

2022 Pietermaritzburg shooting
Pietermaritzburg is located in South Africa
Pietermaritzburg
Pietermaritzburg
Pietermaritzburg (South Africa)
LocationPietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Date9 July 2022
Attack type
Mass shooting
Weapon9mm pistol
Deaths4
Injured8
Perpetrators2 suspects arrested; names withheld
No. of participants
2–4

On 9 July 2022, a mass shooting occurred at the Samukelisiwe tavern at Sweetwaters in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The shooting left four people dead and eight others injured.