At least 13 people were killed when an angry football fan fired on others watching a match in a bar in South Sudan’s capital Juba at the weekend, police said on Monday.
Deputy police spokesman Kwacijwok Dominic Amondoc said the death toll had risen to 13 after some who were injured in the shooting during an English Premier League match on Saturday night died of their wounds.
Amondoc said 10 others were still being treated in hospital. Among the injured was Wani Patrick, recovering from a bullet wound to his hand. “When I was shot I fell down and some youths fell on me. I was unable to stand up until he
finished shooting all his bullets,” he said. “Many people were shot, many people died.”
The gunman, who appeared drunk, grew angry after being refused free entry to the bar where patrons had paid roughly USD 0.50 each to watch the Chelsea vs. Everton match on television. The man stormed off, “but when he came back he was carrying a gun and just started shooting randomly,” said Amondoc.
The incident happened at around 9:00 pm (1800 GMT) in Gure, a poor suburb in Juba’s southwest.
According to police spokesman in Juba, Justin Daniel, residents of the suburb of Gure have been told to cooperate with the security men to help with information in apprehending the suspect and also curbing the activities of strange persons.
The police in the country stated that it would work with other security forces in uncovering the root behind the act and also apprehending the offender.
The media in South Sudan reported that the gunman opened fire on at least 40 people watching a Premier League game around 8pm local time in an act that lasted more than 10 minutes.
However, the gunman is said to be on the loose after managing to slip away despite the immediate response of security men in the town.
