Two EC police officers shot dead
Police say the officers were found dead after they had respond to a spaza shop attack in Libode
Two police officers were shot dead at Ziphunzana location in Libode, near Mthatha in the Eastern Cape. The officers, aged between 30 and 51, were part of the National Intervention Unit. They responded to a report of a spaza shop attack when they were fatally shot. Their service pistols have gone missing. A cordless grinder used to cut the shop's burglar door was found at the scene.
The incident is being treated as two murders, two attacks on police, two robberies of police firearms, and one attempted business robbery. A multi-disciplinary team is working on the case and a 72-hour plan has been activated to find and apprehend the suspects. The South African Police Service (SAPS) in the Eastern Cape has launched a manhunt after the brutal killings.
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