U.S. authorities: Killing of federal security officer in Oakland was domestic terrorism

U.S. authorities said Saturday that the killing overnight of a federal security officer during protests in Oakland was a domestic terrorism act.

One officer was killed and another reportedly injured in the attack Friday outside of the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building when a vehicle approached and somebody inside shot at the officers.

Whether the fatal attack was part of the protests across the country over the death of George Floyd is unclear. 

However, acting Deputy Homeland Secretary Security Ken Cuccinelli has acknowledged existing threats to attack police stations and federal buildings and said the attack was a case of domestic terror.

"That violence not only won't be tolerated, we are also committed to ensuring that it won't succeed anywhere, anywhere," he also said. "And let me be clear. 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."