One American officer was killed and another was wounded by gunfire in California

Washington-Sana

One officer was killed and another was injured by gunfire during demonstrations in Oakland, California, USA, last night to protest the killing of an African American youth during his arrest by the police in Minneapolis as a result of police officers using excessive violence against him.

The CNN news agency quoted an Oakland police spokesman as saying today that the two officers at the Federal Security Service of the Department of Homeland Security were stationed in the Auckland Central Building when the accident occurred, noting that an investigation is underway.

The spokesman confirmed that at least 7500 protesters took to the streets of the city last night to protest the killing of George Floyd, pointing out that a number of protesters had been arrested.

A video clip circulated on the social media of an American policeman torturing an African American before his death sparked outrage on social media in the United States, as he recalled the violations that the American police continue to perpetrate against African people.

The 10-minute video clip, filmed by a person in the area of ​​the accident, shows Floyd on the ground in Minneapolis telling the policeman who is putting his knee on his neck with the power of "Don't kill me."