OAKLAND, Calif. – An Oakland police officer was fatally shot while investigating a reported robbery early Friday morning, the department announced. The officer, who had served for four years, was shot and killed by individuals leaving the scene of a burglary at a local business.
The incident unfolded when officers responded to a break-in at the business overnight. After filing a report and securing the scene, they left. However, they later received another report of a subsequent burglary at the same establishment. Upon returning to the scene, several officers observed individuals leaving and, as they approached, one of the suspects fired multiple rounds, striking the plainclothes officer.
The wounded officer was rushed to a local hospital but succumbed to the injuries. The name of the officer has not been disclosed. No arrests have been made in connection with the shooting.
The local police union mourned the loss, noting that this officer’s death marks the 54th officer to be killed in the line of duty in Oakland.
The fatal shooting of the four-year veteran officer brings the total count of officers killed in the line of duty in Oakland to 54. The name of the officer has not been released, and no arrests have been made in connection with the incident.