1977 Bulawayo shooting

Crime in Rhodesia 1977 Bulawayo shooting Bulawayo, Rhodesia December 4, 1977 7:00 7:30 p.m. Shona people Mass murder, spree shooting, mass shooting, active shooter incident, and workplace violence Shotgun 13 13–16 Banda Khumalo Racism The 1977 Bulawayo shooting was a spree shooting that occurred at two locations in Bulawayo, Rhodesia, on December 4, 1977. That day, Banda Khumalo, a 38-year-old off-duty policeman, shot 13 people to death and injured 13 to 16 others before being killed by a fellow police officer.Schildkraut Jaclyn Mass Shootings: Media, Myths, and Realities Elsass H. ABC-Clio 2016 9781440836534 107 En Motive Khumalo, a detective sergeant of the elite Special Branch security force, was a Ndebele, one of Rhodesia's two primary ethnic groups. He once had an argument with Shona people—the other major ethnic group—which motivated his shooting.Englade Kenneth May 12, 1978 Tribal rivalry still plagues the blacks in Rhodesia 13 San Francisco Examiner Shootings The first shooting occurred at 7:00 p.m. at a house in Mzilikazi Township. There, Khumalo shouted, "One bullet, one Shona," before fatally shooting two men and two women and injuring a fifth man with a shotgun.December 5, 1977 Berserk Policeman Kills 13 5 Reading Eagle https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2N0hAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4qAFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5174,3423173&dq= Some sources state that he also used a rifle.December 5, 1977 Bulletin 19 The Evening News https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1982&dat=19771205&id=feZfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rW0NAAAAIBAJ&pg=3669,872015 December 2, 2023 Approximately 30 minutes later, Khumalo opened fire at houses in the Ross Police Camp, killing nine people and wounding up to 15 others. Among the dead were five children and three black policemen. Police then formed a cordon around the camp and a marksman shot the gunman to death.December 5, 1977 Shooting leaves 13 dead 1 Associated Press https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1891&dat=19771205&id=uAwpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WNYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5201,1004395 December 2, 2023 See also List of rampage killers in Africa References Category:1977 in Rhodesia Category:December 1977 in Africa Category:1977 mass murders Category:1977 crimes in Africa Category:Bulawayo Category:Massacres in 1977 Category:Spree shootings in Africa Category:1977 mass shootings Category:Workplace shootings Category:Racially motivated violence in Africa