Police in South Africa say 17 people have been killed in two mass shootings that took place at two homes on the same street in a rural town

Seventeen people, including 15 women, were killed in two mass shootings that took place in close proximity to each other in a rural town in South Africa, police said Saturday.

The death toll from mass shootings at two houses on the same street in a South African village over the weekend has risen to 18, according to officials.

Seventeen people, including 15 women, were killed in two mass shootings that took place at two homes on the same street in a rural town in South Africa, police said Saturday. A search was underway for the suspects,