# The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union in the Eastern Cape has condemned the killing of two police officers in Ziphundzana Location, near Libode in the Eastern Cape. The union says a Warrant Officer and Constable were responding to an alleged spaza shop robbery when gunfire erupted yesterday. Both officers were fatally wounded and their service firearms missing. POPCRU has welcomed the activation of a 72-hour plan to trace the suspects, calling for maximum investigative resources and the urgent recovery of the stolen firearms.
POPCRU Eastern Cape call for swift arrest following Libode shooting