Five police officers have been attacked by criminals within 72 hours across three provinces - three of them succumbing to fatal gunshot injuries.
“While patrolling the area in his state vehicle, the member was shot multiple times by a group of unknown gunmen. The member, who was also disarmed of his state firearm, sadly succumbed to his injuries on the scene.
“Still in Gauteng, a member attached to the Eldorado Park police station was shot and wounded while attending to a complaint at an identified address in Freedom Park just after midnight on Sunday morning. Gauteng police have since mobilised all resources in a bid to apprehend those responsible for both incidents.”
Mathe said a 37-year-old sergeant from the Kabokweni visible policing unit in Mpumalanga was killed during a shoot-out with robbers on Friday. “The member was part of a team that was following up on information of a planned robbery when they were met with fire at a guest house in the area. Six suspects have since been arrested and eight firearms have been seized.”
“Members of the employee health and wellness unit, which includes chaplains and psychologists, have been dispatched to provide counselling services to the deceased members' colleagues, families as well as to those members who are receiving medical treatment in hospital,” said Mathe.
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