One federal officer was fatally shot and another injured Friday in Oakland, authorities said, but it wasn't immediately clear if the incident was related to the night's protests.
A Federal Protective Service officer was fatally shot and another officer was injured outside a U.S. courthouse in Oakland on Friday night, officials said.
The shooting took place several blocks from Oakland Police headquarters, where protesters gathered to demonstrate against the, but it wasn’t immediately clear whether the incident was related to the unrest. Authorities declined to speculate on a possible link. A vehicle pulled up to theRonald V. Dellums Federal Building at 1301 Clay St. at about 9:45 p.m., and someone inside the vehicle fired gunshots at the contract security officers, the FBI said in a statement.
One officer was killed and another was injured, authorities said. There was no word on that officer’s condition. No arrest was reported.The Federal Protective Service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, oversees the protection of buildings owned or leased by the General Services Administration.Earlier in the night, demonstrators blocked the 880 Freeway as they protested Floyd’s killing.
Cellphone video of his arrest outside the business shows Officer Derek Chauvin driving his knee into the Floyd’s neck as Floyd pleads that he can’t breathe. Chauvin
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