Memorial held for federal officer shot at US courthouse
SAN FRANCISCO (AP)
UPDATE 6/19/2020 2:30 p.m. Family and friends have gathered to honor a federal law enforcement officer who was fatally shot while guarding a U.S. courthouse in Oakland.
The sister of David Underwood told mourners not to be embittered by horrific injustice.
Underwood, who was black, was killed May 29 while guarding the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building in Oakland as a large demonstration was underway nearby to protest the police killing of George Floyd.
Authorities say an airman with ties to the so-called boogaloo right-wing extremist movement is charged in Underwood's killing.
The airman, Steven Carrillo, is also suspected of killing Sgt. Damon Gutzwiller in an ambush in Ben Lomond. The memorial for Gutzwiller was held Wednesday at Cabrillo College.
Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf attended the memorial service.
PREVIOUS STORY: Family and friends gathering Friday to honor a federal law enforcement officer fatally shot while guarding a U.S. courthouse in Oakland will be joined by the acting chief of Homeland Security.
The official's office says he traveled from Washington to honor “a fallen hero.”
A memorial service for David Patrick Underwood is scheduled for Friday at the high school he attended in a suburb of Oakland.
Underwood was killed on May 29 while guarding the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building in Oakland as a large demonstration was underway nearby over the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Authorities say an airman with ties to the so-called boogaloo right-wing extremist movement has been charged in the killing.
The airman, Steven Carrillo, is also suspected of killing Sgt. Damon Gutzwiller in an ambush in Ben Lomond. The memorial for Gutzwiller was held Wednesday at Cabrillo College.
