US shooting: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says the images are heartbreaking

Facebook CEO, mark Zuckerberg, in a post described the images as 'graphic and heartbreaking.'

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Zuckerberg, in a Facebook post described the images as ‘graphic and heartbreaking.’ (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg reacted to the shooting of a black man near Minneapolis, which went viral after his girlfriend posted live footage of the aftermath on Facebook. Zuckerberg, in a Facebook post described the images as ‘graphic and heartbreaking.’

“The images we’ve seen this week are graphic and heartbreaking, and they shine a light on the fear that millions of members of our community live with every day,” said Zuckerberg in a Facebook post. “While I hope we never have to see another video like Diamond’s, it reminds us why coming together to build a more open and connected world is so important — and how far we still have to go,” Zuckerberg. added.

The killing of Philando Castile, 32, who was shot by a police officer after a traffic stop, created a furore across the US and on social media. The shooting sparked immediate outrage and a call by the governor for a federal investigation.

WARNING: GRAPHIC VIDEO: Falcon Heights Minnesota police shooting

Castile’s girlfriend Diamond Reynolds went live on Facebook immediately after her fiance was shot by police in his car. “In the video, Diamond’s 4-year-old daughter is watching from the back seat,” Zuckerberg said.

Castile later died from his wounds. According to Reynolds, the police had pulled their car over for a broken tail light in Falcon Heights district. “Nothing within his body language said ‘Kill me, I want to be dead,” Reuters reported Reynolds saying.

The video, which was viewed close to a million times on Facebook, was soon taken down. It was, however, restored on the social network, but with a ‘disturbing’ warning label this time.

With agency inputs