Irish born police officer in Washington describes violence on frontline

“But that doesn’t make up for the fact that an innocent man was killed in the hands of police officers.”

Demonstrators pause to kneel as they march to protest the death of George Floyd on Tuesday Washington. Picture: AP Photo/Alex Brandon

An Irish born police officer in Washington's described the violent scenes of recent days as horrific.

The death of George Floyd, killed when a white police officer held him down by pressing a knee into his neck in Minneapolis last week, has provoked demonstrations and condemnation in the United States and the wider world.