George Floyd protests in Oakland turned violent Friday night after demonstrators clashed with Oakland police officers and shut down I-880.
OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) –Mayor Libby Schaaf is addressing the George Floyd protest that turned violent in Oakland Friday Evening.”We are sickened to wake up this morning to wake up to the destruction and violence of our beloved Oakland,” Schaaf said. “We want to make clear, this is not tolerated.”Schaaf said the violence crossed the line and asks people to stay home.”We are struggling with a deadly pandemic. We are under a shelter in place order and we ask everyone to stay home. “Schaaf continued, “there are other ways to demonstrate your anger and activism right now. we want to express our condolences to the two federal officers who were shot, one who died.” She said the more than 30 police officers were also injured last night. Oakland’s interim chief of police Susan Manheimer said 8,000 people came to Oakland Friday night for what started as a peaceful protest to a destructive one. There was major damage, looting, fires and first responders and community responders were threatened with bottles as they tried to enter the downtown area. Manheimer said there will be more officers out tonight. George Floyd protests in Oakland turned violent Friday night after demonstrators clashed with Oakland police officers, leaving local businesses with shattered storefronts and significant damage. The group began marching around 8 p.m. Friday and made their way to the interstate as officers monitored the situation from afar. The FBI confirmed early Saturday morning that a federal officer was killed and another was injured in a shooting Saturday night in Oakland, though they didn’t immediately reference whether the shooting was connected to the protests. Federal officials announced later Saturday afternoon that the officers were watching over the protests when the shooting occurred. Officials are calling the killing an act of domestic terrorism.”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,” DHS Acting Deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinelli said. A suspect hasn’t been named in the shooting and it wasn’t immediately known whether authorities have determined if the shooter had anything to do with the protest.
