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[QUOTE]Originally posted by 90gtvert: [QB] Police: Alleged Shooter Had A History Of Street Violence Posted: 8:38 am PDT March 23, 2009 Updated: 9:09 am PDT March 23, 2009 OAKLAND, Calif. -- The man who allegedly killed three Oakland police officers and left a fourth brain dead was well known to local authorities as a violent felon who was being sought on a no-bail warrant for a parole violation, according to the acting police chief. Lovell Mixon, 27, reportedly had been pulled over for a routine traffic stop by Oakland motorcycle officer Sgt. Mark Dunakin at 74th Ave. and MacArthur Blvd. at about 1:08 p.m. Saturday. Dunakin called for backup and officer John Hege had answered that call and was also at the scene, according to acting police chief Howard Jordan. [b]Then as one of the two officers was returning to his motorcycle, sources say, Mixon allegedly got out of his car and opened fire with an automatic weapon. The deadly volley left Dunakin fatally wounded and Hege with a head wound that has rendered him brain dead.[/b] [b]“When he was pulled over he knew he was a wanted felon, the police may not,” retired FBI profiler Candice Delong told KTVU. “He simply got out of the car and opened fire… They never had a chance.”[/b] Jordan told KTVU a no-bail warrant had previously been issued for Mixon. “We know he had an extensive history of violence,” Jordan said. “He been committed to the state penitentiary for shooting someone. He had a no-bail warrant (out) for a parole violation at the time of the shooting. That’s all we know at this time.” The alleged gunman had served five years in state prison for an armed assault during a carjacking. He was back behind bars last year for a parole violation. Mixon then allegedly ran up the street to an apartment house where his sister lived. He barricaded himself in a closet with an AK-47 assault rifle and allegedly waited to ambush for police. “We received information as to the whereabouts of where the suspect was,” Oakland police spokesman Jeff Thomason said. “We had SWAT officers go into that building and that’s where the shooting took place.” Mixon allegedly opened fire on the SWAT team through a closet wall. He died in the ensuing gun battle as did SWAT officers Ervin Romans, 42, and Daniel Sakai, 35. Delong wondered who called in the tip and if it set a trap for the officers. “One of the things I question is who called in the anonymous tip,” the former profiler said. “Where did it come from? Was it a trap?” Meanwhile, Mixon’s family was trying to defuse the public perception of the Oakland being “a monster.” “I don't want people to think he's a monster." said Enjoli Mixon, the man’s sister. "He's just not." Meanwhile his grandmother, Mary Mixon, offered condolences to the officers' family. "Our hearts and prayers go out to the officers' families," she said. "This shouldn't have happened." [/QB][/QUOTE]
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