Ervin Romans

- Full Name: Ervin Romans
- 43 years old
- Was a SWAT team member
- Romans was a 13 year veteranOakland Police Department: Sergeant Ervin Romans
- Shot and killed just after 3: 00 pm PST on March 21, 2009SFGate: 3 Oakland cops killed in 2 related incidents (March 21, 2009)
- Romans and Sgt. Daniel Sakai were called into an apartment building to confront parolee Lovelle Mixon, who had already shot two officers two hours earlierSFGate: 3 Oakland cops killed in 2 related incidents (March 21, 2009)
- Mixon had fled on foot after shooting the officers, who had pulled him over for a routine traffic stopSFGate: 3 Oakland cops killed in 2 related incidents (March 21, 2009)
- Mixon was on parole for assault with a deadly weaponSan Jose Mercury News: Three police sergeants dead, suspect killed in East... (March 21, 2009)
- When officers Ervin Romansa and Daniel Sakai approached the apartment closet where Mixon was hiding, he fired at them, fatally wounding bothSFGate: 3 Oakland cops killed in 2 related incidents (March 21, 2009)
- A third SWAT team officer was grazed by a bullet and fired back, killing MixonSFGate: 3 Oakland cops killed in 2 related incidents (March 21, 2009)
- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger flew to Oakland on March 22 to meet with officials thereSFGate: 3 Oakland officers killed, one critically hurt (March 22, 2009)
- The California Governor announced the state would be flying flags at half-staff in honor of the fallen officersSFGate: 3 Oakland officers killed, one critically hurt (March 22, 2009)
- This was one of the deadliest attacks on law enforcement in California historySFGate: 3 Oakland officers killed, one critically hurt (March 22, 2009)

Sergeant Ervin Romans was a 43 year-old member of the SWAT team and one of four police officers that were shot and killed on March 21, 2009, in two related shootings in Oakland, California. Romans and Sgt. Daniel Sakai were both fatally shot just after 3:00 pm PST by 27-year-old parolee Lovelle Mixon during a standoff in an apartment. Mixon had already shot two traffic officers two hours earlier, prompting a manhunt that ended with Romans and Sakai's death, as well as the death of the shooter, who was killed by a fifth officer that fired back at him when one of his bullets grazed the officer's head.NBC Bay Area: Fourth Oakland Police Officer Dies (March 22, 2009)
The Funeral

On March 27, 2009, thousands gathered in Oakland to attend a joint funeral for the four slain officers. Speakers at the funeral included Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Senators Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein.wcbstv: Thousands In Oakland Mourn 4 Slain Officers (March 27, 2009)
The Shootings

On March 21, 2009, just after 1:00 pm PST, Sgt. Mark Dunakine and officer John Hege pulled over Lovelle Mixon on a routine traffic stop. Mixon, who had a no-bail warrant out for his arrest because of a parole violation, opened fire on the two traffic officers and took off on foot, leaving the wounded men lying in the street. One witness approached the officers and performed CPR on one while waiting for paramedics to arrive. Dunakin was later pronounced dead, while Hege remained in critical condition at the Highland hospital trauma center.NBC Bay Area: Three OPD Officers Killed, Another Clings to Life (March 21, 2009) Hege later died from his injuries at 12:00 pm PST on March 22, 2009SFGate: Fourth Oakland officer involved in Saturday's shootings dies (March 22, 2009)
Over the course of the next two hours, an entire area in East Oakland was roped off to traffic as officers from at least five different law enforcement agencies began a manhunt for Mixon. An anonymous call came in directing police to an apartment building where Mixon had barricaded himself in one of the apartment's closets. SWAT team Sgt. Ervin Romans and Sgt. Daniel Sakai approached the closet where Lovelle Mixon was hiding. He then opened fired through the door, killing both men and wounding another. The wounded officer fired back, killing Mixon.Huffington Post: 4 Police Shot, Suspect Killed, After Traffic Stop (March 21, 2009)