South Africa bar shooting kills 11, including 3 children

• Mass shooting at an unlicensed bar near Pretoria, South Africa, left 11 dead, including three children (aged 3, 12, 16).
• 14 other people were wounded and hospitalized; 10 victims died at the scene, with one later dying at the hospital.
• Police are searching for three male suspects; the motive for the shooting, which occurred early Saturday, is currently unknown.
• South Africa faces high homicide rates and recurring mass shootings at unlicensed bars, with police closing over 11,000 illegal taverns this year.

Why It Matters: This mass shooting, killing children, shows South Africa's dire public safety crisis.