What Really Happened in Oakland Last Night! Two Shot in the Face....

The three veteran officers killed were sergeants: Mark Dunakin, 40, of Tracy, a traffic officer with the department since 1991; Erv Romans, 43, of Danville, a 13-year veteran with the force; and Dan Sakai, 35, a nine-year veteran, police said.

Romans and Sakai were SWAT team members. It was the first time any sergeant in the department had been slain. Officer John Hege, 41, of Concord, was on life support at Highland Hospital. A bullet grazed a fifth, unidentified officer. He was treated and released from the hospital.

The suspect was identified as Oakland resident Lovelle Mixon, 26. He was on parole for assault with a deadly weapon, police said. He had a no-bail warrant for his arrest on charges of violating parole. He had previous convictions in Alameda County for grand theft and possession of marijuana.

"I wouldn't wish this on any of my colleagues in the United States," said acting police Chief Howard Jordan during a news conference Saturday night. "This is very daunting for us, but we are very resilient. We are a big family and we rely on each other for support."

The first shooting happened 7400 Boulevard about 1:16 p.m. when Dunakin and Hege were shot with a handgun during a traffic stop. What led to the shooting was not known.

A man, who did not want be identified, said he heard gunshots and saw the officers lying on the road. "I went over to one officer and saw he was bleeding from his helmet pretty bad," he said. "The other officer was lying motionless."

He said the officer lying near a car was shot twice in the face. One bullet was lodged in his jaw and the other in his neck. The man said he performed CPR until other officers arrived.

Helicopters hovered for hours over the crime scene. Dozens of Oakland police, Highway Patrol officers and Alameda County sheriff's deputies cordoned off stretches of blocks around 73rd and 74th avenues and MacArthur Boulevard.

Then they heard that the suspect was in an apartment around the corner on 74th Avenue.Police surrounded the building and, after the Oakland SWAT team tried to communicate with the suspect, they entered the building.

Mixon opened fire with an assault weapon, police said.Sakai and Romans were fatally wounded and another officer was grazed in the head. Other officers killed Mixon. No other occupants in the complex were injured.

5 Police Officers were shot and 3 were killed 03/22/09 in Oakland California! Damn can we get some help OUT HERE!

Wow just think Obama was just in California the other day and now we have the routine violence! People don't get it do they! The decisions that you make in life are lasting ones and do point you in a certain direction. And with that said what the hell was he thinking? your 27 you haven't seen everything and what ever happens don't let that moment take your life.
I don't know what his story really is but evidently he did something wrong? Police don't go on high speed chases for nothing now, Despite that ever action has a reaction, I don't fell bad for this guy! I know Oakland it's a beautiful place and really has nice people. However there are that 10% that we see in the news like this guy, My heart goes out to the Families of The OFFICERS and I hope that this won't have negative impact on how police operate in Oakland. Here is the video from you tube.



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