‘Several’ arrests made in killing of Oakland police officer during dispensary burlgary

OAKLAND — Multiple people have been arrested in connection with the Friday slaying of Officer Tuan Le, the city’s police department announced Tuesday morning. None of the suspects have been identified by police, who say that one of the arrestees was brought into custody within the past 12 hours.

The Santa Rita Jail intake log shows multiple people arrested on burglary and robbery charges within the past day, but no one facing murder charges. A brief news release calls the arrests a small step forward in a “lengthy legal process” and that police are still working “tirelessly to bring justice to the Le family.” Le, 36, was shot and killed near the city’s waterfront around 4:30 a.m.

Friday while working a plainclothes burglary suppression detail. He’d been assigned to the area in response to cannabis dispensary burglaries in downtown Oakland. Police have said he was shot while responding to a burglary report, but haven’t released more details of the shooting. A memorial has been erected and police departments across California have issued statements in Le’s honor.

He was the 54th Oakland police officer killed in the line of duty over the departments 160 year history, and the first in 14 years..