Khehla Sitole quiet as cops are being slaughtered, says police union Share Johannesburg - Police unions have expressed concern over “senseless” police killings after a series of murders were reported. In the past 10 days, six police officers have been killed, which has led to the police ministry calling for communities to intensify their fight against crime. In the Western Cape, two police officers suffered gunshot wounds to their heads while on routine crime-prevention duties in the early hours of Monday morning. Last week, in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, two police officers, Sergeants Makhosazane Mdlangathi and Mfikelwa Mtolo, died in a hail of bullets after being ambushed by gunmen.