2010
Mark Bennet
Henderson, NV
A routine traffic stop by two Oakland Police Officers resulted in the worst incidents of officer fatalities in the history of the Oakland Police department. Two motorcycle officer and two entry team (SWAT officers) were fatally wounded by Lovelle Mixon. After initially shooting two motorcycle officers, Mixon hid in an apartment across from the scene. Oakland Police made entry into the apartment resulting in a gun battle that ended in the deaths of two members of the entry team and Mixon. Scene investigation of the apartment, examination of clothing and equipment and shooting incident reconstruction using laser trajector analyses shed light on the sequence of events that took place inside the building.