Mark Zuckerberg breaks silence over cop shooting ‘tragedy’ shown on Facebook Live

Mark Zuckerberg has issued an emotional statement after Philando Castile's dying moments were broadcast in real time on Facebook Live.

The world was horrified when Diamond Reynolds streamed footage of her boyfriend covered in blood following a .

Philando was shot four times and later died of his wounds.

In the video, Diamond can be heard begging with her 32-year-old boyfriend to “stay with her”, with the pair still held at police gunpoint as they sit in the car.

In a emotional tribute, Zuckerberg expressed the hope that "we never have to see another video like Diamond's".

"My heart goes out to the Castile family and all the other families who have experienced this kind of tragedy," Mark wrote in a statement published on his own Facebook page.

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"My thoughts are also with all members of the Facebook community who are deeply troubled by these events."

The video was briefly removed from Facebook yesterday, prompting speculation that the police were involved.

However, the social network quickly issued a statement blaming the removal on a technical issue.

"We're very sorry that the video was temporarily inaccessible," . "It was down due to a technical glitch and restored as soon as we were able to investigate."