Source: NBC Bay Area / The Associated Press A federal law enforcement officer in California was killed and another critically injured after being shot while providing security at the U.S. courthouse in Oakland near one of the increasingly violent protests unfolding around the country. “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,” Department of Homeland Security Acting Deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinelli said at a Washington, D.C., news conference on Saturday. The Oakland shooting occurred after a white van pulled up outside the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building at about 9:45 p.m. Friday. Someone opened fire at two contract security officers who worked for Homeland Security”s Federal Protective Service, killing one and critically wounding the other, authorities said. Family and friends have identified the officer killed in the shooting as Dave Patrick Underwood. Authorities have released photos of the suspect vehicle in the shooting. 96 views
