Johannesburg<\/em> \u2014 Multiple attackers killed 12 people and wounded at least nine others in a late-night mass shooting near the South African city of Johannesburg, police said Wednesday.<\/p>\n Police believe more than 10 suspects were dropped off in a minibus in an informal settlement in the Cleveland suburb of Johannesburg late Tuesday night and started shooting.<\/p>\n The attackers “moved through the area, opening fire on residents and community members at multiple locations before fleeing the scene in the same vehicle,” police said in a statement. <\/p>\n The victims were nine males and three females, according to police. Eleven died at the scene and the 12th died in a hospital.<\/p>\n French news agency AFP quotes police Col. Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi as saying those who died at the scene were eight adult males and three adult females.<\/p>\n “Eight adult males and three adult females were declared dead at the scene<\/p>\n Police are searching for the attackers and no arrests have been made. The motive for the shootings was unclear, they said. <\/p>\n Informal settlements in South Africa are unplanned residential areas usually made up of shacks or similar structures. <\/p>\n There have been several high-profile mass shootings in South Africa recently, including two in December that killed more than 20 people in all. One of those also involved multiple shooters. <\/p>\n The shootings are sometimes linked to illegal mining gangs that operate in and around Johannesburg. Cleveland is a suburb connected to illegal mining activity.<\/p>\n South Africa has one of the world’s highest murder rates, with an average of about 60 a day.<\/p>\n