Man Accused of Killing Police Sergeant Booked into Jail

A 21-year-old man accused of fatally shooting a Hayward police sergeant during a traffic stop early Wednesday morning has been booked into Alameda County Jail and is tentatively scheduled for arraignment Friday, according to jail records. Mark Estrada, an Oakland resident, was booked on suspicion of murder shortly before 9 p.m. Thursday into Santa Rita Jail and is scheduled for arraignment at 2 p.m. Friday at the Hayward Hall of Justice, according to jail records.

Estrada is accused of killing Hayward police Sgt. Scott Lunger, 48, during a traffic stop near Myrtle and Lion streets around 3:15 a.m. Wednesday. Lunger, a 15-year veteran of the department, was shot without warning as he approached the driver’s side of a truck that he and another officer had pulled over for driving erratically, police said. The other officer returned fire at the truck but Estrada managed to flee, according to police. Estrada allegedly abandoned his truck in East Oakland and ended up at Highland Hospital to be treated for gunshot wounds.

Full coverage of the fatal shooting on Patch:

• Suspect is in Custody for Fatal Shooting of Officer
• Police Sergeant Fatally Shot During Traffic Stop in Hayward
• Community Takes to Social Media to Mourn Loss of Hayward Police Sergeant
• Slain Police Sergeant Remembered as ‘Ideal Officer’

Lunger was taken to Eden Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, police said. Hayward police today said they are asking for the public’s help in identifying a light-colored, four-door sedan with chrome rims seen near Estrada’s home in East Oakland early Wednesday morning after the shooting.

Read more:

• Police Seek Public’s Help in Fallen Officer Investigation
• Service for Fallen Officer Scheduled for Next Thursday
• In Photos: Candlelight Vigil for Sergeant Scott Lunger

Anyone with information about the vehicle is asked to call Hayward police at (510) 293-7034. Hayward police also said today that the funeral service for Lunger is scheduled for next Thursday at 10 a.m. at the Neighborhood Church at 20600

By Bay City News

Photo courtesy Michelle Clowser