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| Dallas protest shooting: five police officers dead and standoff over – live | |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| 1.20pm BST | |
| 13:20 | |
| Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings is expected to begin a morning press conference at 8:30am ET. | |
| While we wait for updates from the mayor, Dallas Morning News columnist Jacquielynn Floyd has reacted to shootings that killed five police officers, calling the killings “terrorism”. | |
| Under the headline, “This is Dallas, this is our city, and we don’t let terrorism win,” she writes: | |
| This is terrorism. This is what terrorists do. | |
| It isn’t a war -- not black against blue, or us against them. When a reported two gunmen opened fire Thursday night on police officers, on our police officers, they attacked us all... | |
| The peace was shattered by terrorism, a well planned and barbaric attack on that peace. In purposely murdering police officers, these gunmen did not further any cause or make any kind of statement that civilized people can understand. They opened fire, literally, on human decency... | |
| No. It’s just terrible. It’s sickening, cowardly. It furthers no cause; it accomplishes nothing but misery and grief. It’s violence for the deranged love of violence itself, disguised beneath a political veneer. | |
| To employ a Texas colloquialism, it’s chickens**t with a gun.” | |
| 1.09pm BST | |
| 13:09 | |
| Mayor: shot heard after suspect taken out by explosive | |
| Rawlings appeared to confirm that the suspect shot himself after being wounded by a police explosive. | |
| Speaking to CNN he said: “We were able to take out one of the suspects who had been corned in a garage, with an explosive device. We have got possible suspects that we are interviewing. They are not being real cooperative at this point.” | |
| Asked how the suspect was killed, Rawlings said: “There seemed to be gunshot some time after the explosion took place. We are going to have all that and make sure we have our I’s dotted and T’s crossed at our press conference this morning. We had a device that we robotically sent in – an explosive device. He was being very very bellicose and very saying he was going to take everybody out. He threatened other bombs. We felt that was the safest way to get him and it was.” | |
| 12.57pm BST | |
| 12:57 | |
| “We were very happy when we ware able to take this one suspect out,” Mayor Rawlings said. | |
| 12.56pm BST | |
| 12:56 | |
| Mayor Rawlings is on CNN. He confirms that a suspect was “taken out” by a police explosive device in the garage. | |
| Rawlings said he could not disclose the race of the dead suspect. He confirmed that the female suspect is a “light skinned African American”. | |
| 12.49pm BST | 12.49pm BST |
| 12:49 | 12:49 |
| Dallas Mayor: fourth suspect confirmed dead and 12 officers shot | Dallas Mayor: fourth suspect confirmed dead and 12 officers shot |
| Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings has confirmed that the fourth suspect in a standoff with police has died. | Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings has confirmed that the fourth suspect in a standoff with police has died. |
| Rawlings also said two civilians and 12 officers were shot, according to reports. | Rawlings also said two civilians and 12 officers were shot, according to reports. |
| .@Mike_Rawlings says 2 female officers, 1 female bystander, among those shot. Those 3 survived; 5 others died. pic.twitter.com/KCQrUwrNYf | .@Mike_Rawlings says 2 female officers, 1 female bystander, among those shot. Those 3 survived; 5 others died. pic.twitter.com/KCQrUwrNYf |
| BREAKING: Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings says the suspect in a standoff with police has died. | BREAKING: Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings says the suspect in a standoff with police has died. |
| 12.44pm BST | 12.44pm BST |
| 12:44 | 12:44 |
| Trump response | Trump response |
| Donald Trump has released an uncharacteristically measured response to the attacks. He tweeted: | |
| Prayers and condolences to all of the families who are so thoroughly devastated by the horrors we are all watching take place in our country | Prayers and condolences to all of the families who are so thoroughly devastated by the horrors we are all watching take place in our country |
| The tweet is in marked contrast to his response to the Orlando mass shooting. | |
| Updated | |
| at 1.01pm BST | |
| 12.22pm BST | 12.22pm BST |
| 12:22 | 12:22 |
| “CIVIL WAR,” says an incendiary front page of the New York Post following the shootings. A fifth police officer has been confirmed killed since the paper went to press. | “CIVIL WAR,” says an incendiary front page of the New York Post following the shootings. A fifth police officer has been confirmed killed since the paper went to press. |
| Friday's cover: 4 cops killed in Dallas tragedy https://t.co/NpUskqqtLt pic.twitter.com/tlqx0P721y | Friday's cover: 4 cops killed in Dallas tragedy https://t.co/NpUskqqtLt pic.twitter.com/tlqx0P721y |
| 12.17pm BST | 12.17pm BST |
| 12:17 | 12:17 |
| Brent Thompson, the Dart officer who was killed in the attack, had recently married, according to his boss, Dart chief JD Spiller. | |
| Talking to CNN, Spiller said Thompson was an “outstanding patrol officer ... we had the highest respect for him”. He added: “I just spoke to him a couple of weeks ago. He was in great spirits from his recent marriage and he was just great officer overall. | |
| “This was an horrific event that took place, something that is totally out of character for the greater North Texas region. Our officers, along with the Dallas police officers, responded appropriately, making sure we took care of those protesters, getting them out of the way of fire, and then allowing other officers to come in to address those suspects.” | |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 1.02pm BST | |
| 12.03pm BST | 12.03pm BST |
| 12:03 | 12:03 |
| Europe’s two most senior officials have expressed their sorrow about the killings in Dallas, writes Laurence Rowley-Abel. | Europe’s two most senior officials have expressed their sorrow about the killings in Dallas, writes Laurence Rowley-Abel. |
| Speaking at the start of the Nato summit in Warsaw, Jean-Claude Juncker, the president of the European commission said: | |
| “I would like to express my sympathy to the president of the United States and to the people of this great nation for the tragic events which happened yesterday night in Dallas, Texas. These events like others are proving and showing that we are living in a world which is developing increasingly to more complexity and to more uncertainty. The threats to our security take many forms and they are not located in any one place. Therefore our first duty is to show unity and to reaffirm the values we share. Human rights, freedom, democracy and the keystone on which the others rest, the rule of law. They go to the core of the EU Atlantic alliance, and they make us who we are and they guarantee our way of life.” | “I would like to express my sympathy to the president of the United States and to the people of this great nation for the tragic events which happened yesterday night in Dallas, Texas. These events like others are proving and showing that we are living in a world which is developing increasingly to more complexity and to more uncertainty. The threats to our security take many forms and they are not located in any one place. Therefore our first duty is to show unity and to reaffirm the values we share. Human rights, freedom, democracy and the keystone on which the others rest, the rule of law. They go to the core of the EU Atlantic alliance, and they make us who we are and they guarantee our way of life.” |
| Juncker was speaking after Barack Obama gave his statement. Also at the press conference Donald Tusk, president of the European council, said: | |
| “I want to say I am deeply sorry about what has happened in Dallas. We are with you in this as well as with the families and the loved ones of the victims. Sorry again.” | “I want to say I am deeply sorry about what has happened in Dallas. We are with you in this as well as with the families and the loved ones of the victims. Sorry again.” |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 1.05pm BST | |
| 11.56am BST | 11.56am BST |
| 11:56 | 11:56 |
| More mobile phone footage appears to show one of the suspected Dallas gunmen opening fire at someone who is believed to be a police officer. The policeman is then seen lying on the ground as the gunman walks away. On Thursday night five police officers were shot dead and at least six others were wounded when dozens of shots were fired during a downtown protest against violence. | More mobile phone footage appears to show one of the suspected Dallas gunmen opening fire at someone who is believed to be a police officer. The policeman is then seen lying on the ground as the gunman walks away. On Thursday night five police officers were shot dead and at least six others were wounded when dozens of shots were fired during a downtown protest against violence. |
| 11.54am BST | 11.54am BST |
| 11:54 | 11:54 |
| The family of Misty McBride, one of the Dart officers wounded in the attack said she is recovering after being shot in the shoulder. | The family of Misty McBride, one of the Dart officers wounded in the attack said she is recovering after being shot in the shoulder. |
| Officer Misty McBride Shot in shoulder - recovering at @bswhealth #wfaa pic.twitter.com/HxgJhfMAnY | Officer Misty McBride Shot in shoulder - recovering at @bswhealth #wfaa pic.twitter.com/HxgJhfMAnY |
| 11.46am BST | 11.46am BST |
| 11:46 | 11:46 |
| Here’s video of Obama condemning what he called a “a vicious, calculated and despicable attack on law enforcement”. | Here’s video of Obama condemning what he called a “a vicious, calculated and despicable attack on law enforcement”. |
| 11.45am BST | 11.45am BST |
| 11:45 | 11:45 |
| Crime scene detectives are moving in after no explosives were found in two police sweeps. | Crime scene detectives are moving in after no explosives were found in two police sweeps. |
| The crime scene is “massive” according to Maj Max Geron of Dallas police. | The crime scene is “massive” according to Maj Max Geron of Dallas police. |
| Crime Scene detectives will now be able to start processing the massive crime scene. #dallasshooting | Crime Scene detectives will now be able to start processing the massive crime scene. #dallasshooting |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 11.53am BST | at 11.53am BST |
| 11.38am BST | 11.38am BST |
| 11:38 | 11:38 |
| What we know so far | What we know so far |
| Here’s what we know so far: | Here’s what we know so far: |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 1.09pm BST | |
| 11.24am BST | 11.24am BST |
| 11:24 | 11:24 |
| Donald Tusk, the president of the European council, who was standing alongside Obama during the press conference in Warsaw, has expressed his sorrow about the shootings: | Donald Tusk, the president of the European council, who was standing alongside Obama during the press conference in Warsaw, has expressed his sorrow about the shootings: |
| I am deeply sorry about #DallasShooting. We are with you in this as well as with families and loved ones of victims pic.twitter.com/C2Bv26sWxe | I am deeply sorry about #DallasShooting. We are with you in this as well as with families and loved ones of victims pic.twitter.com/C2Bv26sWxe |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 11.29am BST | at 11.29am BST |
| 11.20am BST | 11.20am BST |
| 11:20 | 11:20 |
| Here’s video of the chaotic scene in Dallas after police came under attack during an anti-violence protest. | Here’s video of the chaotic scene in Dallas after police came under attack during an anti-violence protest. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 11.29am BST | at 11.29am BST |