Oakland police mourned by family, fellow officers and dignitaries

Oakland police mourned by family, fellow officers and dignitaries

The city's 800-strong police force, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and both of the state's senators attend the funeral of Mark Dunakin, John Hege, Ervin Romans and Daniel Sakai.
By Ann M. Simmons and Peter H. King
1:39 PM PDT, March 27, 2009
Reporting from Los Angeles and Oakland -- Mourners jammed the 19,000-seat Oracle Arena in Oakland today to pay their respects to four Oakland police officers killed by a parolee after a routine traffic stop turned into a manhunt and gun battle.

Hundreds of law enforcement personnel and government officials from across the nation and Canada joined family and friends of the slain officers: Mark Dunakin, John Hege, Ervin Romans and Daniel Sakai. The entire 800-strong Oakland police force attended, wearing black tape stretched diagonally across their badges. Many sniffed back tears.
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Oakland police mourned by family, fellow officers and dignitaries

Shooting in Oakland caught on video

New video is clearest so far of Oscar Grant shooting
David Edwards
Published: Friday January 9, 2009

A video being distributed on the Internet showing the shooting of Oscar Grant by BART police appears to be the clearest posted to date.
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Protesters: Oakland shooting 'a modern day lynching'
David Edwards and Muriel Kane
Published: Friday January 9, 2009


Following Wednesday's riot in Oakland, California, which grew out of protests over the fatal shooting of a young black man by a transit officer, CNN obtained a clip of reactions by several protesters.

"That's not accident," said one young black man. "That's you doing what you wanted to do. You're abusing your authority."

"I see it as modern-day racism," began a second. "They killed that young black brother..."

"That's a modern-day lynching," others interrupted. "Modern day lynching right there."
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