As of 2015 the department has lost 53 officers killed in the line of duty , 34 of whom died as a result of gunfire . The 2009 shootings of Oakland police officers took place on Saturday , March 21 , 2009 , when four Oakland , California police officers were killed by a felon wanted on a no-bail warrant for forcible rape of a minor as well as a parole violation . The suspect shot and killed Traffic Division Sgt. Mark Dunakin and Officer John Hege when they stopped him for a traffic violation . They were unaware he was armed and wanted , and he drew a handgun and shot both officers before they could react . He fled to a nearby apartment and staged an ambush of the police SWAT team as they attempted to arrest him , killing officers Erv Romans and Daniel Sakai before he too was killed by police gunfire
2009 shootings of Oakland police officers
2009 shootings of Oakland police officers
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