8 dead in South Africa shooting at men’s hostel near Durban

By GERALD IMRAY
Associated Press

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African police say the death toll has risen to eight in a mass shooting at a men’s hostel near the eastern city of Durban. Seven men were declared dead immediately after the shooting in the pre-dawn hours of Saturday in the Umlazi township. Police say an eighth man died on Sunday. Two others were hospitalized with injuries. They include a man who jumped out of the window of the hostel room to escape the gunfire. Police say 12 men were in the room drinking alchohol when numerous gunmen broke in before shooting at them and fleeing.