Oakland Officer Removed from Life Support

Oakland police Officer John Hege has been removed from life support, three days after a parolee unleashed a barrage of gunfire that killed three other officers, authorities said today.

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Tags: Duty Deaths, Oakland PD, Oakland SWAT Ambush, Officer-Involved Shootings, Parolees

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