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| Dallas protest: Four police officers dead in sniper shooting | Dallas protest: Four police officers dead in sniper shooting |
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| Four Dallas police officers have been shot dead by sniper fire during protests against the shooting of black men by police, the authorities say. | |
| One suspect is in custody after a shootout with police, while a person of interest turned himself in, Dallas police tweeted. | |
| Gunfire broke out as demonstrators marched through the city. | |
| The protests were sparked by the deaths of Philando Castile in Minnesota and Alton Sterling in Louisiana. | The protests were sparked by the deaths of Philando Castile in Minnesota and Alton Sterling in Louisiana. |
| Dallas Police Chief David Brown said 11 officers were shot "ambush style" by snipers, killing three. Police later said a fourth had died. | Dallas Police Chief David Brown said 11 officers were shot "ambush style" by snipers, killing three. Police later said a fourth had died. |
| "We believe that these suspects were positioning themselves in a way to triangulate on these officers from two different perches... and planned to injure and kill as many law enforcement officers as they could," he said. | "We believe that these suspects were positioning themselves in a way to triangulate on these officers from two different perches... and planned to injure and kill as many law enforcement officers as they could," he said. |
| One of the march's organisers, Reverend Jeff Hood, saw people scramble for cover as gunfire rang out. | |
| "I ran away from the shots trying to get people off the streets and I was grabbing myself to see if I was shot," he told the Dallas Morning News. | |
| Bomb teams are investigating a suspicious device left at the scene of the shootout with a suspect. | Bomb teams are investigating a suspicious device left at the scene of the shootout with a suspect. |
| Police issued a photo of one of the suspects with a rifle slung over his shoulder. It is not clear if he was involved in the shootout or had handed himself in. | |
| The Mayor of Dallas, Mike Rawlings, said it was a "heart-breaking moment for the city". | |
| The Dallas protests were among several held across the US over the police use of lethal force against African Americans. | The Dallas protests were among several held across the US over the police use of lethal force against African Americans. |
| Philando Castile was shot dead at a traffic stop in St Paul on Wednesday, while Alton Sterling killed by police a day earlier in Baton Rouge. | Philando Castile was shot dead at a traffic stop in St Paul on Wednesday, while Alton Sterling killed by police a day earlier in Baton Rouge. |
| Both incidents were captured on video, reigniting what has become a national debate. | Both incidents were captured on video, reigniting what has become a national debate. |
| US President Barack Obama said "all fair-minded people should be concerned" about the frequent police killings of black Americans. | US President Barack Obama said "all fair-minded people should be concerned" about the frequent police killings of black Americans. |
| Pointing to statistics showing African-American citizens are far more likely to be shot by police by whites, Mr Obama called on law enforcement to root out internal bias. | Pointing to statistics showing African-American citizens are far more likely to be shot by police by whites, Mr Obama called on law enforcement to root out internal bias. |
| "When incidents like this occur, there's a big chunk of our fellow citizenry that feels as if it's because of the colour of their skin, they are not being treated the same,'' he said. "And that hurts." | "When incidents like this occur, there's a big chunk of our fellow citizenry that feels as if it's because of the colour of their skin, they are not being treated the same,'' he said. "And that hurts." |