CA: Four police officers shot in Oakland

[Kadie]

Four police officers shot in Oakland
Jaxon Van Derbeken, Chronicle Staff Writer

Saturday, March 21, 2009

(03-21) 16:09 PDT OAKLAND -- Four Oakland police officers were shot and seriously wounded this afternoon after a car stop went bad, police sources reported.

Two of the officers were gunned down outside their patrol car after they pulled over a car in the 7600 block of MacArthur Boulevard, not far from the Eastmont Town Center. Another officer reported was shot while in pursuit of the suspect. It was not clear where the fourth officer was shot. A suspect was later reported to also have been shot.

The condition of the officers was not immediately available, but the Alameda County coroner was called to Oakland's Highland Hospital in response to the shooting.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/03/21/BAVB16KU75.DTL&tsp=1

[BlooInBloo]

1. Interesting.

[aquart]

2. Arghhh. Damn.

[Deja Q]

3. Nasty.

:(

[emilyg]

4. Hate to hear that.

[uppityperson]

5. That's too bad. I hope they heal well and the get the shooter. eom

[lib_wit_it]

6. odd how that kind of shit never happens to those getting million dollar bonuses.

[EFerrari]

7. Oh, no.

That's horrible. And it will likely escalate tensions already in Oakland. :(

[The abyss]

8. Posted in LBN

Cross posting

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x3794167

[Kadie]

9. Thanks for posting in LBN

Just saw the morning update. Very very sad.