Gunmen shoot two Salesians at Jacaranda community serving Marie Notre Secours Chapel, Lubumbashi

At about 1:30 a.m. on Monday, 5 October 2026, armed men entered the compound of the Jacaranda Salesian community, which serves the Marie Notre Secours Chapel in the Archdiocese of Lubumbashi. They forced open the door of Fr. Patrick Mwenya, the chapel's vicar, shot him three times (mouth, ribs, and arm), then shot community bursar Br. Évariste Ilunga twice in the left leg and stole community money, including school funds. Both had surgery at Afia Don Bosco Hospital and are out of danger. The rector, Fr. Trudon Tshibangu, said an investigation would be opened.

Shooting. Coordinates are a city pin for Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga (−11.6642, 27.4826), not a chapel-footprint pin. occurredOn is Monday 5 October 2026 (about 1:30 a.m.). Two people were injured; no one was killed.