The OPD reps did say Officer Hege was alive but news is confusing.
Perp Lavelle Mixon 27 y/o on parole for ADW. Earlier report of perp being 16 is apparently incorrect.
City Atty. John Russo said tonight that he had been told all four were dead. The officers’ names have not been released. The suspect was killed in the gunfire.
“It’s senseless,” Russo said. “We didn’t lose four officers in the earthquakes or the worst of the fires. You want to find a meaning in it. It underscores what a difficult job it is to be a police officer.”