By Jakob Rodgers; Shomik Mukherjee

August 15, 2024 at 10:18 AM PT

Oakland officials this week walked back a request for the family of slain police officer Tuan Le to return $461 in overpaid salary he received during last year’s crippling ransomware attack on City Hall.

The decision to waive the debt came after the Oakland Police Officers’ Association railed against city leaders for asking to “claw back” the money, calling the payment demand “inhuman, outrageous, disgraceful, heartless and unconscionable.” The union said it planned to cover that cost for the family, and it delivered a $461 check to the city earlier this week.

Le was fatally shot a few hours before dawn on Dec. 29 after responding to a burglary call at a marijuana grow house on the 400 block of Embarcadero, along the city’s waterfront. His death marked the first killing of an on-duty Oakland police officer in nearly 15 years.”

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