Airman charged in killing of federal officer during George Floyd protests in California

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Source: NBC News

By Andrew Blankstein and Ben Collins

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Authorities said Carrillo and a second man traveled to Oakland with the intent to kill police and believed the large demonstrations spurred by the death of Floyd in Minneapolis — which they were not a part of — would help them get away it.

"They came to Oakland to kill cops," said John Bennett, special agent in charge of the San Francisco division of the FBI.

Carrillo's alleged accomplice, Robert Justus, was also charged with murder and attempted murder.

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Investigators found inside Carrillo's vehicle a ballistic vest with a patch on it that featured an igloo and a Hawaiian-style print — symbols associated with the far-right extremist "Boogaloo" movement, according to his federal complaint.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/airman-charged-killing-federal-officer-during-george-floyd-protests-california-n1231187

[Judi Lynn]

1. Accused Killer Of California Cops Was Associated With Right-Wing 'Boogaloo Movement' Tommy Beer Tomm

Tommy Beer Forbes Staff

TOPLINE The FBI announced Tuesday that Steven Carrillo, the U.S. Air Force sergeant who allegedly murdered law enforcement officers in California during protests earlier this month, was associated with the right-wing Boogaloo movement, and that Carrillo chose the timing of his attacks to "take advantage of a time when this nation was mourning the killing of George Floyd."

KEY FACTS

Last week, Carrillo was charged with murder after he ambushed Santa Cruz deputies and threw pipe bombs at police on June 6, killing Sgt. Damon Gutzwiller and wounding four other officers.

On Tuesday, the FBI announced Tuesday that Carrillo has also been federally charged with the murder of federal security officer Pat Underwood, who was killed in a drive-by shooting on May 29 in Oakland.

A suspected accomplice, Robert Alvin Justus Jr., has been arrested as well.

Justus was allegedly the driver of the van used in both the Oakland Federal Building shooting and the Santa Cruz attack.

Before he was apprehended, Carrillo reportedly scrawled the word "boog" and "I became unreasonable" in blood on the hood of a car.

More:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/tommybeer/2020/06/16/accused-killer-of-california-cops-was-associated-with-right-wing-boogaloo-movement/#720f694c59bd

[Sapient Donkey]

2. I never heard of "Boogaloo" up until the last few weeks.

I thought I was hip and up to date on this stuff too. Although, based on what I read, I suppose the lack of widespread knowledge of them was the intent so they could hide their stuff in plain sight.

[Crowman2009]

3. They're another alt-right terrorist gang.

In the same fashion as the Proud Boys and Richard Spencer's ironic nazis.