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March 23, 2009

Four Oakland Police Officers Killed in Shoot-Out
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In Oakland, police are investigating how a routine traffic stop turned
into one of the bloodiest days for police officers in California
history. Police say a twenty-six-year-old man, Lovelle Mixon, shot dead
four Oakland police officers over the span of several hours before he
was fatally shot. Police said Mixon was already wanted on a warrant. He
had been despondent over his inability to find a job and afraid of being
arrested again.



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