Security Officers Gunned Down At Oakland Federal Building; One Dead, One Wounded
OAKLAND CA May 30 2020
Two security officers working for the Federal Protective Services was gunned down as tensions began to soar on the streets of Oakland Friday night.
Police say that a gunman opened fire on two Federal Protective Service security officers posted at the city’s federal building, killing one of them and sending the other to the hospital with critical injuries.
Police and EMS personnel responded to the shooting at around 9: 45 p.m. Friday night.
“A vehicle approached the building,” the police statement read. “An individual inside the vehicle began firing shots at contracted security officers for the Federal Protection Service of the Department of Homeland Security. One officer was killed and another injured.”
The Oakland police tweeted Friday night that they did not believe the shooting was related to the violence that would later break out on the nearby streets during a demonstration sparked by the police custody death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
However, Oakland Police made more than 18 arrests and had 6 officers injured during the protest and numerous buildings were damaged and /or looted.
U.S. Marshals, Homeland Security and FBI agents were leading the investigation into the shooting that took place at the large federal complex including the federal courthouse located at 12th and Clay streets.
Bullet holes were also seen at the guardhouse behind 12th St. and Jefferson St.
