Fourth Oakland officer involved in Saturday's shootings dies

School board member Jumoke Hinton Hodge (left) pats Susan Hayes-Smith, a community liason with the Oakland mayor's office, on the back while she signs a condolence book. School board member Jumoke Hinton Hodge (left) pats Susan Hayes-Smith, a community liason with the Oakland mayor's office, on the back while she signs a condolence book. Photo: Lea Suzuki, The Chronicle Photo: Lea Suzuki, The Chronicle Image 1 of / 27 Caption Close Fourth Oakland officer involved in Saturday's shootings dies 1 / 27 Back to Gallery

An Oakland Police officer shot Saturday during a series of gunbattles that claimed the lives of three other officers died this morning, Oakland police said today.

Motorcycle officer John Hege, 41, had been in grave condition after being shot during a traffic stop at about 1:15 p.m. Saturday. He was pronounced dead at noon today, according to Oakland police spokesman Jeff Thomason. Hege's fellow motorcycle officer, Sgt. Mark Dunakin, died at the scene of that shooting.

Two hours later, a SWAT team exchanged gunfire with a suspect in an apartment on 74th Avenue near Hillside Street. Two SWAT officers, Sgt. Ervin Romans and Sgt. Daniel Sakai, died in that battle as did the suspect, identified by police as Lovelle Mixon, 26.

A fifth member of the SWAT team was also shot, treated for minor injuries and released.