Incident in US-CA

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Four officers from the Oakland Police Department were killed and another of its officers was injured during a traffic stop and related tactical situation on March 21. Shortly after 1 p.m., a 40-year-old sergeant, who had 18 years of law enforcement experience, advised that he was making a traffic stop. A 41-year-old officer, who had 10 years of law enforcement experience, had just cleared a traffic stop one block away and drove to the sergeant’s location. The lone occupant of the vehicle that the sergeant had stopped presented false identification. The sergeant and the officer were walking toward the vehicle on the driver’s side when the occupant of the vehicle opened fire with a .40‑caliber semiautomatic handgun through the open window on the driver’s side. Both officers, though wearing protective body armor, were each fatally struck in the neck. The victim officers were transported to a local hospital where they succumbed to their injuries. A SWAT team was assembled to search for the suspect, who had fled from the scene. At 3:02 p.m., the tactical team entered the apartment of the suspect’s sister, where they had tracked him. As a 43‑year‑old sergeant with 13 years of law enforcement experience and a 35‑year‑old sergeant with 9 years of law enforcement experience entered the apartment, they were shot by the suspect with a 7.62x39 mm semiautomatic rifle. Both victim sergeants were wearing body armor, and both were shot fatally in the fronts of their heads. The suspect retreated to a rear bedroom. As a 33-year-old sergeant, who had 11 years of law enforcement experience, entered that room, he was shot in the front upper torso/chest above his protective vest. He was transported to a local hospital where he was treated and released. The other sergeants were transported to the hospital where they were pronounced dead. The 26-year-old suspect, who had an extensive criminal history and had a parolee‑at‑large warrant against him, was shot and killed during the incident.

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State:
California

Age of Victim:
36-40

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Years of Experience:
16-20

Month of Incident:
March

Year of Incident:
2009

Location of fatal wound:
neck-throat

Body armor used?:
Yes

Weapon Used:
Firearm

Circumstance:
Traffic pursuit/stop

Age of Suspect:
25-30

Sex of Suspect:
Male

Disposition:
Justifiably killed

Other officers assaulted during incident?:
Yes

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