Nemo Me Impune Lacessit
The same as all officers around the nation, Matt and I are deeply saddened by the death of the four Oakland Officers, Officer John Hege, Sgt. Mark Dunakin, Sgt. Ervin Romans, and Sgt. Daniel Sakai, that were killed several days ago. We wish Sgt. Pat Gonzales a speedy recovery from the bullet wound his received. Our thoughts go out to their families and friends.
One officer dying in the line of duty is a tremendous emotional and mental burden to a department and its officers. Four can be devastating. We hope that Oakland PD has strong leadership to help them navigate the rough road ahead. We hope that the city leadership and the community extends their help because it will be sorely needed.
It will take time before we can learn what if anything could be done to prevent these deaths. Sometimes an officer can do everything right and still be a victim of an ambush. But it is important that Oakland and other police departments take a look at these incidents and learn the lessons that they provide so that other officers may survive if similar circumstances present themselves.
One of the main reasons we created this website was to help officers survive deadly force incidents. Realistically, these will not be the last officers that die in the line of duty but we pray that the number of future officers that give their lives in the service of their community and country will be as small as possible.
Funeral and Donations
Funeral Information
Donation Information
Thanks to Motorcop for funeral and donation information
Articles and Newsreports
Law Officer.com Article
The Lesson Isn’t Worth The Cost
Police One article
Oakland PD stunned by day of loss
San Francisco Chronicle articles of the incident and aftermath:
3 Oakland officers killed, one critically hurt
Killer of 4 officers wanted to avoid prison
Woman says she pointed police to Oakland Killer
Oakland residents struggle with latest tragedy
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