U.S. Marine Corps · United States 
Ramon Irizarry
1983
Ramon Irizarry Jr. served the U.S. Marine Corps for 4 years. Ramon served in the Cold War.
How He Died
Manner
Homicide
Cause
Gunshot wound
Mechanism
Firearm
What Happened
Officer Ramon Irizarry succumbed to gunshot wounds received one week earlier. Officer Irizarry was shot in the head at close range as he, and several other officers, served a search warrant on the occupants of a house in West Oakland at 1717 Peralta Street suspected of being the center of drug trafficking and fencing of stolen goods. The suspect, 41, was wounded in the face and captured when three officers fired at him as he fled from the shooting scene. On January 14, 1988, he was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life without parole. Officer Irizarry was a United States Marine Corps veteran and had served with the Oakland Police Department for two years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and 2-year-old son.
Service Record
U.S. Marine Corps
1976 – 1980
Conflicts
Cold War
Also Served
Oakland Police Department
Police Officer
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