May 17 (UPI) -- A manhunt is underway after an unknown number of shooters entered a tavern in Durban, South Africa, and killed eight people Friday night.

The mass shooting occurred in the Zama information settlement at U Section, Umlazi, the South African Police Service in KwaZulu-Natal, said Saturday in a news release.

"The victims were inside the dwelling when an unknown number of suspects entered and opened fire, killing them at the scene," the news release says.

"Investigations into the possible motive of the killings are underway, and police have launched a manhunt for the suspects."

Local police found six men and two women between ages 22 and 40 with multiple gunshot wounds lying dead in a pool of blood after receiving multiple calls about murders.