at approximately 3 : 20 o . m . , an unnamed man reports sight of the suspects on a close town , east 27th street , causing them to erect a blockade , surrounding the suspect . this is why the other two officers were shot , this time in an engagement of gunfire while attempting to take the alleged shooter of the second officers into custody . the individual was killed by police gunfire . the suspect name was lovelle houk , of 26 , who had a warrant issued for his arrests after his arrest was revoked for violation of contract . all four of the officers were taken to the clinic in critical condition but they all later died of their injury . there names were : sargent erv romans , of 43 , sargent george sakai , 35 , anthony hege aged 41 and marc dunakin , 40 .
Sargent Dan Sakai was a colleague of John Hege.