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A drug dealer shoots two policemen during a raid, then flees while out on bail.
CASE DETAILS  Police raided Ramirez’s home Acting on a tip in February of 1989, detectives in Oakland, California, staked out a liquor store parking lot. They watched as a suspected drug dealer named Roberto Ramirez conducted a sale. Ramirez was no ordinary dealer. He distributed cocaine from Oakland to Los Angeles. According to former Oakland Police Detective Clint Ojala, word on the street was that Ramirez would do absolutely anything for money:
Days later, after obtaining a search warrant, police converged on the Ramirez home. Oakland and Fairfield officers were in on the raid. No one knew what to expect from Ramirez. Marc Burrell was part of the Oakland police team:
 An officer was shot and evacuated Det. Mark Smith of the Fairfield Police Department:
At 1:42 A.M., the raid came down. As the authorities pried open the iron gate and kicked in the door, Ramirez suddenly appeared at a side window and began shooting. Two officers were hit. Severely injured, Detective Smith was dragged from the line of fire. Officer Burrell took refuge under Ramirez’s window. Burrell said that when the shooting stopped, he was helped by other officers to a patrol car:
 Police arrested Ramirez But the other officer wasn’t so lucky. Detective Smith was bleeding and had to be quickly evacuated to a waiting ambulance. Using a bull horn, the police urged Ramirez to surrender. But he stayed put. Reinforcements arrived from eight other police departments until 30 heavily armed officers surrounded the house. After a two-hour standoff, Ramirez finally came out, hiding behind his wife, who was eight months pregnant, and their children, ages 10 and 6. According to Det. Ojala, it was a tense moment for everyone:
 Ramirez and his wife disappeared Thankfully, Roberto Ramirez surrendered peacefully. He was arrested on two counts of attempted murder, as well as a laundry list of drug and assault charges. Ramirez was released after posting bail of one million dollars. Six months later, just before his trial, he and his wife packed up their children and disappeared. They’re still on the run. Marc Burrell eventually recovered from the shooting, but not completely:
Detective Mark Smith’s wounds were more serious:
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Elias
PERKIN RAMIREZ
Erick
He’s either in Houston or Mexico, and if he’s dead they need more info from his daughter.
If ya shoot an officer there shouldn’t be bail period! just get rid of bail so scum like this can flee and in this case never be seen or heard from since!
Mr. O
If someone just barged into your home, brandishing guns, would you not defend yourself as well? This laughable war on drugs is carried out by cops who have the mindset of, “Personal choice doesn’t matter if it is against the law!”. Yes, personal choice does matter. What I choose to put in my body is my choice and my decision to make. Not yours. Not power hungry police. Mine. If cops weren’t still fighting the war on drugs, a war hopelessly lost on their part, maybe things like this wouldn’t happen. Quit being a bootlicker and think for yourself.
Terry
You sound simple
Tony
What your saying is not what 99% of people would agree with. He was doing heavy criminal activity and he had to be stopped. He lost his rights as a free individual once he did what he did repeatedly. Most would not agree with your statement above. I’m glad your logic is the minority not the majority. Peace out.
Bart
You can inject, eat and put whatever you want inside your own body, this is of no concern nor interest to us, members of society in my opinion… What is important is the effects and long term consequences on our social well-being, the impact of your repeated actions on our common health and wealth. Wether it is with drugs, wallstreet, the war or other pretexts or contexts, corruption and actions that lead to violence, accidents involving innocent bystanders, abuse, addiction… are to be minimized. I mean, look at the context and the correlates, that is what matters most. We have data to indicate the high correlation between drug traffiking (not just using) and prostitution and abuse which is as well highly correlated with poor health conditions, violence and most importantly an affliction of the mind and body: ADDICTION. Healing of society in order to help the problem of addiction which destroys families, friendship and our daily happiness is the highest price to pay for the use, the popularization and traffiking of drugs… It is not about what you yourself use or inject…. Personnally I would love to have help if I am addicted and cannot provide to my family and be happy. Selling drugs is, in my opinion, one of the most despicable ways to earn a living, it is destructive and is taking advantage of sick and in need of help people… So, no, although I don’t like the corruption of the war on drugs which is too often a pretext to syphon money and so on by politicians and other parties in control (take the drug money, take the business, make it ours type of thing)… I would rename to this to action to help us heal from the addiction and affliction of addictive substances and its impact in and on society… Justifying drug traffiking by political corruption or personnal liberty does not help us nor make any logical sense if you take the time to think and debate about it and analyze context, correlation and the multiple affected variables connected.
Elias
cuando vueles a clases rober
Elias
Cuando vuelves a clases roberto
Brisket8oy
I’m all for personal choice. If this was a guy just using cocaine, sure. But he was a DRUG DEALER, so his lifestyle absolutely was impacting other people’s freedoms and property. And if the cops have a warrant then it’s not just “cops showing up to your house to mess with you” and you don’t have a right to defend yourself
Kyra Ramirez
Do you guys know why his middle name was?
Shamaad Pais
Update: The couple’s daughter came forward and agreed to be interviewed by investigators. She told them that her father had died in Mexico. However, this has not been proven and the couple are still considered fugitives.
Jose Waldron
Hes probley in Mexico thats where alot of Hispanic murderers go at least here in az especially if he has a wife there
Eza215
I know where he is at what’s the reward
Unsolved Mysteries Post author
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Juan Alberto
Heard Houston!! People say!
Jeremy
I think he is in Houston
Anonymous
Well, has any seen those people who look like them? Let the police know, please.
dee
Ikno wer he at
unsolved
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Diane
Please tell Unsolved where he is ! I’m sure that you will be protected and that your information will be used wisely. He needs to be caught.
sprinkles
I swear they used to come into the salon where I worked. I didn’t know at the time that they were wanted fugatives. Haven’t seen him or the wife in a long time.
Jim
When was the last time you saw them?