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Revision as of 02:47, 5 June 2020

2020 shootings of Oakland police officers
Location1301 Clay Street,
Oakland, California, U.S.
DateMay 30, 2020
c. 9:45 p.m. (Pacific Standard Time)
TargetFederal Protective Service officers
Attack type
Drive-by shooting
Deaths1
Injured1
PerpetratorUnknown

On May 30, 2020, two Federal Protective Service officers were shot in Oakland, California by an unknown assailant from a car, resulting in the death of one of the officer and the wounding of the other. The officers were targeted as they were on patrol outside the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building in the city's downtown, during the protests and unrest in the death of George Floyd.

The Department of Homeland Security is investigating the act as possible domestic terrorism.

Shooting

In Oakland, during the George Floyd protests, an unknown gunman opened fire from a car against Federal Protective Service officers outside a federal courthouse. David Patrick Underwood, a 53-year-old officer, was fatally shot and died of gunshot wounds, while another officer was critically wounded.[1] At the time of the shooting, Underwood was providing security at the courthouse during a protest.[2]

The Department of Homeland Security has labeled the shooting an act of domestic terrorism.

Investigation

The FBI is investigating but had not yet identified a motive or a suspect as of May 31.[3] Although initially the police were not sure that the shooting was connected to the protests, on June 2, investigators stated they now believed the attackers were targeting uniformed officers, but who carried out the attack is not clear so far.[4]

Response

Ken Cuccinelli, deputy secretary of Homeland Security, suggested the attack was possibly part of a pattern and that the department is aware of threats against other police stations and federal buildings and said that “When someone targets a police officer or a police station with an intention to do harm and intimidate, that is an act of domestic terrorism".[5]

References

  1. ^ Whiting, Sam (June 1, 2020). "Federal Protective Service Officer Fatally Shot in Oakland Identified". www.officer.com. Archived from the original on June 1, 2020. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  2. ^ "Retired officer, ex-college athlete among victims of unrest". Associated Press. June 2, 2020. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  3. ^ Debolt, David (June 1, 2020). "Federal Protection Services officer killed in Oakland drive-by shooting identified". The Mercury News. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  4. ^ "As Anti-Violence Protests Continue, Oakland Police Call for Information on Officers' Shooting". KQED.
  5. ^ Federal security guard killed in Oakland identified as Pinole man