A fight between two dogs in a Hall County park ended with one man and his pet dead and another man charged with murder, deputies say.

At least nine people were killed and 10 wounded in an early morning shooting in a township south-west of Johannesburg, the South African Police Service said on Sunday (December 21), adding that authorities have launched a manhunt for multiple suspects.

At least nine people were killed in a shooting at a tavern outside the South African city of Johannesburg during Sunday’s early hours, police have said.

The 12 suspects arrived in two vehicles - a white kombi and a silver sedan - and opened fire at tavern (informal bar) patrons and continued to shoot randomly, the South African police said.