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Smith & Wesson stock jumps after Dallas shooting
Jana Kasperkevic
Smith & Wesson stock opened near an all-time high on Friday after five police officers were killed and seven were injured in a shooting in Dallas. The gunmaker’s stock opened at $29.75 a share.
Earlier this year, the stock hit a record high on 18 March, trading at $30.44 a share. That day it closed at an all-time high of $29.37.
Stocks for Smith & Wesson rose about 3% on Friday while stocks for fellow firearm manufacturer Sturm Ruger went up by 5%. The shares surged in anticipation of higher gun sales due to fears of stricter gun control policies following the worst mass shooting of police in US history.
In addition to shares of gunmakers, shares of Taser and Digital Ally also surged on the news. The two companies make wearable video cameras worn by US police, and Taser also makes electroshock weapons used by some police.
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Police dispatch calls from Thursday night’s deadly shooting in Dallas, in which five officers were killed and seven injured. In the audio, police officers are heard making frantic calls as they pursue at least one suspect in the shooting which occurred at a rally held against police violence
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The father of Patrick Zamarripa, one of the police officers who was killed in Dallas last night, posted on Facebook this morning about the loss of his son.
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What we know about shootings of police in Dallas, Texas
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Pastor at vigil: “We refuse to hate each other”.Pastor at vigil: “We refuse to hate each other”.
We know a lot of you will be out at vigils for the victims in Louisiana, Minnesota and Dallas this weekend. While you’re there, send us what you’re seeing.We know a lot of you will be out at vigils for the victims in Louisiana, Minnesota and Dallas this weekend. While you’re there, send us what you’re seeing.
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In Dallas, an impromptu memorial in front of police headquarters draws dozens of bouquets of flowers.In Dallas, an impromptu memorial in front of police headquarters draws dozens of bouquets of flowers.
Two squad cars have been set up as #memorial in front of #DallasPolice HQ & @dartmedia. #PrayForDallas #PrayForDart pic.twitter.com/VYDXlcQ1I8Two squad cars have been set up as #memorial in front of #DallasPolice HQ & @dartmedia. #PrayForDallas #PrayForDart pic.twitter.com/VYDXlcQ1I8
And reports are also indicating that blood donations in the city have soared.And reports are also indicating that blood donations in the city have soared.
.@RedCrossDFW has set up a blood drive in the lobby of City Hall, and is booked! Not taking any new appointments. pic.twitter.com/waCZkiyPMo.@RedCrossDFW has set up a blood drive in the lobby of City Hall, and is booked! Not taking any new appointments. pic.twitter.com/waCZkiyPMo
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Gary YoungeGary Younge
While we wait for the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee to speak, The Guardian’s Gary Young has offered us three points to remember about yesterday’s events in Dallas, Texas.While we wait for the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee to speak, The Guardian’s Gary Young has offered us three points to remember about yesterday’s events in Dallas, Texas.
In a country where it’s easier to obtain a semi-automatic gun than to obtain healthcare, a fragile mind can wreak havoc on a fragile political culture. So it was on Thursday night when a shooter opened fire on police at a Black Lives Matter demonstration killing five officers and wounding at least seven others.In a country where it’s easier to obtain a semi-automatic gun than to obtain healthcare, a fragile mind can wreak havoc on a fragile political culture. So it was on Thursday night when a shooter opened fire on police at a Black Lives Matter demonstration killing five officers and wounding at least seven others.
Even as events in Dallas unfold there are three key things one can say. The first is that these murders are vile and should be unequivocally condemned. They can in no way be understood or excused as retaliation for the well-publicised recent incidents of police shootings of African Americans. Indeed the effect of such individual acts of violence is not to support the movement against racism but sabotage it. Its enemies will smear it by association; potential allies will be more wary; those within it will be more cautious. Those believed responsible should be found, charged and prosecuted. This is the appropriate response when people cavalierly and wantonly take the life of another. Anything less would lack justice.Even as events in Dallas unfold there are three key things one can say. The first is that these murders are vile and should be unequivocally condemned. They can in no way be understood or excused as retaliation for the well-publicised recent incidents of police shootings of African Americans. Indeed the effect of such individual acts of violence is not to support the movement against racism but sabotage it. Its enemies will smear it by association; potential allies will be more wary; those within it will be more cautious. Those believed responsible should be found, charged and prosecuted. This is the appropriate response when people cavalierly and wantonly take the life of another. Anything less would lack justice.
Which brings us to the second point. Justice is indivisible. If it is accorded to some and not others it is not justice but privilege. That is why these horrific assassinations should in no way diminish the urgency or importance of the issue of police killings of African Americans or undermine the Black Lives Matter movement.Which brings us to the second point. Justice is indivisible. If it is accorded to some and not others it is not justice but privilege. That is why these horrific assassinations should in no way diminish the urgency or importance of the issue of police killings of African Americans or undermine the Black Lives Matter movement.
Dallas police have described the demonstration where these shootings occurred as “peaceful”. Since Black Lives Matter seized the popular imagination two years ago, it has had no history of making organised violent attacks on the police. Demonstrations have periodically turned into clashes with police, and even riots. But those have been spontaneous moments in collective protest – at times provoked by police themselves – none of which has lead to further fatalities. They have not been the work of an individual or small cabal whose primary intent was murder. On the question of nonviolence there is nothing one could say about Black Lives Matter that could not be said about Martin Luther King’s civil rights movement, whose detractors sought to discredit it whenever violence attached itself to its cause.”Dallas police have described the demonstration where these shootings occurred as “peaceful”. Since Black Lives Matter seized the popular imagination two years ago, it has had no history of making organised violent attacks on the police. Demonstrations have periodically turned into clashes with police, and even riots. But those have been spontaneous moments in collective protest – at times provoked by police themselves – none of which has lead to further fatalities. They have not been the work of an individual or small cabal whose primary intent was murder. On the question of nonviolence there is nothing one could say about Black Lives Matter that could not be said about Martin Luther King’s civil rights movement, whose detractors sought to discredit it whenever violence attached itself to its cause.”
Read more about Dallas, police killings and Black Lives Matter protests by Gary Younge.Read more about Dallas, police killings and Black Lives Matter protests by Gary Younge.
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Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton is expected to appear on CNN within about a half-hour.Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton is expected to appear on CNN within about a half-hour.
She canceled an event in Pennsylvania earlier today, as a result of the mass shooting in Dallas, Texas. Clinton is also scheduled to speak at the African Methodist Episcopal Church General Conference in Philadelphia at 6:3opm ET.She canceled an event in Pennsylvania earlier today, as a result of the mass shooting in Dallas, Texas. Clinton is also scheduled to speak at the African Methodist Episcopal Church General Conference in Philadelphia at 6:3opm ET.
I mourn for the officers shot while doing their sacred duty to protect peaceful protesters, for their families & all who serve with them. -HI mourn for the officers shot while doing their sacred duty to protect peaceful protesters, for their families & all who serve with them. -H
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Repercussions from the attack in Dallas, a mass shooting that killed five police officers and injured seven more people, have rippled outward to Cleveland, Ohio.Repercussions from the attack in Dallas, a mass shooting that killed five police officers and injured seven more people, have rippled outward to Cleveland, Ohio.
There, the Republican National Convention security chief announced enhanced security for the RNC this month.There, the Republican National Convention security chief announced enhanced security for the RNC this month.
BREAKING: Cleveland tightens security plan for Republican National Convention after #Dallas attack - security chiefBREAKING: Cleveland tightens security plan for Republican National Convention after #Dallas attack - security chief
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Tom DartTom Dart
From what is believed to be alleged Dallas shooter Micah Johnson’s home in Mesquite, Tom Dart has given us this look at the scene:From what is believed to be alleged Dallas shooter Micah Johnson’s home in Mesquite, Tom Dart has given us this look at the scene:
On Friday morning, Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms agents and local police were at the house where Johnson seemingly lived with his mother. The road was blocked off at both ends by police and a crowd of neighbors, and media, gathered in a field opposite the home, a large two-story structure on a well-kept street in the Dallas suburb of Mesquite, a half-hour drive of the shooting scene in downtown Dallas.On Friday morning, Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms agents and local police were at the house where Johnson seemingly lived with his mother. The road was blocked off at both ends by police and a crowd of neighbors, and media, gathered in a field opposite the home, a large two-story structure on a well-kept street in the Dallas suburb of Mesquite, a half-hour drive of the shooting scene in downtown Dallas.
A neighbor, Jowanda Alexander, said that she met Johnson once, about five or six months ago, when he came round to complain about her daughter, saying she was “messing with his mailbox”. She said that he was polite: “when he came he didn’t come aggressive, just real gentle and he seemed real nervous,” she said. Alexander described the area as a nice, diverse, place. “My heart is about to jump out of my chest,” she said. “It’s scary because you just never know who your neighbors are.”A neighbor, Jowanda Alexander, said that she met Johnson once, about five or six months ago, when he came round to complain about her daughter, saying she was “messing with his mailbox”. She said that he was polite: “when he came he didn’t come aggressive, just real gentle and he seemed real nervous,” she said. Alexander described the area as a nice, diverse, place. “My heart is about to jump out of my chest,” she said. “It’s scary because you just never know who your neighbors are.”
“It’s quiet, everybody minds their own business. You don’t hardly know whether anybody’s home or not,” said Falonda Johnson, who lives in a nearby street. “It’s normally pretty safe round here.”“It’s quiet, everybody minds their own business. You don’t hardly know whether anybody’s home or not,” said Falonda Johnson, who lives in a nearby street. “It’s normally pretty safe round here.”
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New information has also emerged about an alleged shooter, Micah Johnson, a 25-year-old Mesquite, Texas resident.New information has also emerged about an alleged shooter, Micah Johnson, a 25-year-old Mesquite, Texas resident.
Johnson was an Afghanistan war veteran with no known terrorism ties or criminal record. Earlier today, Dallas police chief David Brown said Johnson told police during negotiations that he wanted to, “kill white people, especially white officers.”Johnson was an Afghanistan war veteran with no known terrorism ties or criminal record. Earlier today, Dallas police chief David Brown said Johnson told police during negotiations that he wanted to, “kill white people, especially white officers.”
Spencer Ackerman and Amber Jamieson bring us more detail about Johnson, a man allegedly behind the attack.Spencer Ackerman and Amber Jamieson bring us more detail about Johnson, a man allegedly behind the attack.
The man killed by police after five officers were murdered in Dallas on Thursday night was a veteran of the Afghanistan war, the US army has confirmed.The man killed by police after five officers were murdered in Dallas on Thursday night was a veteran of the Afghanistan war, the US army has confirmed.
Three suspects remain in police custody, but one was killed during the confrontation by an explosive device set off by a police robot.Three suspects remain in police custody, but one was killed during the confrontation by an explosive device set off by a police robot.
The dead suspect is Micah Xavier Johnson, a 25-year-old resident of the Dallas area, law enforcement and government sources who spoke on condition of anonymity told the Associated Press and Reuters.The dead suspect is Micah Xavier Johnson, a 25-year-old resident of the Dallas area, law enforcement and government sources who spoke on condition of anonymity told the Associated Press and Reuters.
Johnson, an enlisted US army reservist, deployed to Afghanistan in November 2013 and served there until July 2014, according to his service record, released by the US army on Friday. He was an engineer, and a carpentry and masonry specialist.Johnson, an enlisted US army reservist, deployed to Afghanistan in November 2013 and served there until July 2014, according to his service record, released by the US army on Friday. He was an engineer, and a carpentry and masonry specialist.
His rank was private first class, earned the year after his March 2009 enlistment. He left the military in April 2015 after serving in the 420th Engineer Brigade in Seagoville, Texas.His rank was private first class, earned the year after his March 2009 enlistment. He left the military in April 2015 after serving in the 420th Engineer Brigade in Seagoville, Texas.
Johnson had no known ties to terrorism and no criminal record, according to a law enforcement official who spoke to CNN.Johnson had no known ties to terrorism and no criminal record, according to a law enforcement official who spoke to CNN.
On his Facebook page, which has been taken down, his profile picture showed him wearing an African dashiki shirt and raising his fist in a black power salute. Other pictures showed him dressed in military uniform.On his Facebook page, which has been taken down, his profile picture showed him wearing an African dashiki shirt and raising his fist in a black power salute. Other pictures showed him dressed in military uniform.
During negotiations with police following the shootout in Dallas, he “said he was upset about Black Lives Matter”, Dallas police chief David Brown told the media. “The suspect said he wanted to kill white people, especially white officers. The suspect said that he was not affiliated with any groups and he stated that he did this alone.”During negotiations with police following the shootout in Dallas, he “said he was upset about Black Lives Matter”, Dallas police chief David Brown told the media. “The suspect said he wanted to kill white people, especially white officers. The suspect said that he was not affiliated with any groups and he stated that he did this alone.”
One of the organizers of the Dallas protest, Pastor Jeff Hood, said he did not recognize Johnson and had never heard of him.One of the organizers of the Dallas protest, Pastor Jeff Hood, said he did not recognize Johnson and had never heard of him.
Around a half dozen police vehicles were parked outside what was believed to be Johnson’s home in Mesquite, Texas, on Friday, according to the AP. Investigators were seen walking in and out of the two-story brick home located in the suburbs of Dallas.Around a half dozen police vehicles were parked outside what was believed to be Johnson’s home in Mesquite, Texas, on Friday, according to the AP. Investigators were seen walking in and out of the two-story brick home located in the suburbs of Dallas.
On the Facebook page of Delphene Johnson, 49, who is believed to be Micah’s mother, friends and family had left messages saying they send their prayers. A photo posted in 2010 by his mother, captioned “my first born Micah at 2”, showed a small, smiling boy dressed in a green and white baseball shirt and blue jeans.On the Facebook page of Delphene Johnson, 49, who is believed to be Micah’s mother, friends and family had left messages saying they send their prayers. A photo posted in 2010 by his mother, captioned “my first born Micah at 2”, showed a small, smiling boy dressed in a green and white baseball shirt and blue jeans.
In another photo posted in 2010, a teenage boy in a blue polo shirt sits in front of an old car, with the caption “Micah chilin on the cruise”.In another photo posted in 2010, a teenage boy in a blue polo shirt sits in front of an old car, with the caption “Micah chilin on the cruise”.
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Joanna WaltersJoanna Walters
We are also getting more information about officers killed in last night’s attack in Dallas.We are also getting more information about officers killed in last night’s attack in Dallas.
From The Guardian’s Joanna Walters, here’s more about the third deceased police officers to be identified as a victim of Thursday’s shooting. Two more have not been identified.From The Guardian’s Joanna Walters, here’s more about the third deceased police officers to be identified as a victim of Thursday’s shooting. Two more have not been identified.
Michael Krol became a police officer in the Dallas police department in 2007 after previously working in a local county jail system in Michigan.Michael Krol became a police officer in the Dallas police department in 2007 after previously working in a local county jail system in Michigan.
Krol worked for the Wayne County sheriff’s office jail system from 2003-2007, according to a statement.Krol worked for the Wayne County sheriff’s office jail system from 2003-2007, according to a statement.
His uncle, Jim Ehlke, told ClickonDetroit that his nephew had a passion for helping people and that being an officer was his life dream.His uncle, Jim Ehlke, told ClickonDetroit that his nephew had a passion for helping people and that being an officer was his life dream.
“He got into law enforcement and worked really hard to be a police officer. He spent some time at the correctional facility. It wasn’t quite what he was looking for, so he worked pretty hard to find a job and got one in Dallas,” Ehlke said. “He was all in, he was all in.”“He got into law enforcement and worked really hard to be a police officer. He spent some time at the correctional facility. It wasn’t quite what he was looking for, so he worked pretty hard to find a job and got one in Dallas,” Ehlke said. “He was all in, he was all in.”
“We are saddened by the loss of the dedicated officers in Dallas – one of whom was a former member of this agency – and also the wounding of the other officers,” Wayne County sheriff Benny Napoleon said in a statement on Friday. “Those officers made the ultimate sacrifice and died honoring their oaths to protect and serve. Our thoughts and prayers go out to their families and also the Dallas police department,” he added.“We are saddened by the loss of the dedicated officers in Dallas – one of whom was a former member of this agency – and also the wounding of the other officers,” Wayne County sheriff Benny Napoleon said in a statement on Friday. “Those officers made the ultimate sacrifice and died honoring their oaths to protect and serve. Our thoughts and prayers go out to their families and also the Dallas police department,” he added.
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The vigil in Thanks-Giving Square is, as we said, very well attended. Here’s a shot from The Guardian’s Jon Swaine, on the ground in Dallas.The vigil in Thanks-Giving Square is, as we said, very well attended. Here’s a shot from The Guardian’s Jon Swaine, on the ground in Dallas.
Thanks-Giving Square in downtown Dallas quickly filling up for a vigil. Mayor and PD chief expected to speak. pic.twitter.com/wl3PoRreu6Thanks-Giving Square in downtown Dallas quickly filling up for a vigil. Mayor and PD chief expected to speak. pic.twitter.com/wl3PoRreu6
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Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings spoke passionately at Thanks-Giving Square, following the chief’s comments. Saying America must “attack” the issue of race “head on”.
We will not shy away from the very real fact that we as a city, as a state, as a nation are struggling with racial issues,” said Rawlings. They continue to divide us.”
“Yes it’s that word ‘race’, and we’ve got to attack it head on.” ...
“This is on my generation of leaders,” said Rawlings. “It is on our watch that we have allowed this to continue to fester.”
Rawlings said American cannot “continue to pit one against the other”, and that the nation must balance the “relatively few officers that blemish the reputation of their high calling,” with the honest and brave “99% of officers”.
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The Dallas police chief’s comments leave open the question of how many shooters were present during Thursday evening’s attack, which killed five police officers and injured seven more people during an anti-police violence protest.
Earlier Friday, Brown said that the gunman said he had acted “alone”.
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'We won’t rest until we bring everyone involved to justice.'
The Dallas chief of police David Brown, speaking at the interfaith vigil, tells the crowd that the attack, “was a well planned, well thought out, evil tragedy by these suspects, and we won’t rest until we bring everyone involved to justice.”
Brown also said that he would “Not let this person steal this democracy from us.”
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Faith leaders at vigil promise to 'work together and pray together'
Faith leaders are now having a very well attended and emotional vigil in Thanks-Giving Square in Dallas, Texas.
“Hate destroys, love builds up,” says a faith leader, as helicopters chop overhead.
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Dallas police used a robot to detonate a bomb, and kill a shooter identified as 25-year-old Micah Johnson.
It is believed to be the first use of such a robot in history.
More from The Guardian’s Sam Thielman:
This is not the first time a robot designed with other functions in mind has been used as a weapon, but this kind of repurposing has until now been limited to the military.
Peter Singer, a strategist and senior fellow at the New America Foundation who writes about the technology of warfare, said that in the early 2000s, a solider he interviewed repurposed a surveillance robot called a Marcbot with a bomb. These robots aren’t autonomous, Singer emphasized – the Marcbot “is like a toy truck with a sensor and camera mount they’d use to drive up to a checkpoint”. But this soldier had improvised: “They duct-taped an explosive and you can figure out the rest. You can see the parallels here.”
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Turning back to protest organizers’ comments in Dallas, Reverend Dr Jeff Hood, who said he was a primary organizer, told reporters that protests were peaceful and coordinated with the Dallas police.
Forty hours ago, when we decided to go out on a limb and see if we could get a protest together to respond to Baton Rouge and St. Paul, never in our wildest dreams would we imagine – first of all the type of crowd that showed up last night,” Hood said, referring to the deaths of Philando Castile and Alton Sterling.
“Never would we have imagined that five police officers would be dead this morning.”
Hood’s comments did not answer how a shooter may have known the end of the march route, where police said he shot from an “elevated position” at officers.
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US Attorney General calls week's shootings 'heartbreaking loss'
Lynch also referenced two police killings that made news this week, in Louisiana and Minnesota. Here are the attorney general’s comments, beginning with her words about this week’s “heartbreaking loss”:
This has been a week of profound grief and heartbreaking loss. The peaceful protest that was planned in Dallas last night was organized in response to the tragic deaths of Alton Sterling in Louisiana and Philando Castile in Minnesota.
We have opened a civil rights investigation in Louisiana and we are providing assistance to local authorities in Minnesota who are leading the investigation there. Today, we are feeling the devastating loss of Dallas Area Rapid Transit Officer Brent Thompson and four other fallen officers whose names remain unreleased as we await notification of all the families. After the events of this week, Americans across the county are feeling a sense of helplessness, of uncertainty and of fear. These feelings are understandable and they are justified. But the answer must not be violence. The answer is never violence.
Rather, the answer must be action: calm, peaceful, collaborative and determined action. We must continue working to build trust between communities and law enforcement. We must continue working to guarantee every person in this country equal justice under the law. We must take a hard look at the ease with which wrongdoers can get their hands on deadly weapons and the frequency with which they use them. We must reflect on the kind of country we want to build and the kind of society we want to pass on to our children. We must reject the easy impulses of bitterness and rancor and embrace the difficult work of finding a path forward together.
Above all, we must remind ourselves that we are all Americans – and that, as Americans, we share not just a common land, but a common life. Those we have lost this week have come from different neighborhoods and backgrounds – but today, they are mourned by officers and residents, by family and friends – by men and women and children who loved them, who needed them and who will miss them always. They are mourned by all of us.
To the families of all who lost their lives in this series of tragedies, we share your pain and your loss. To our brothers and sisters who wear the badge: I want you to know that I am deeply grateful for the difficult and dangerous work you do every day to keep our streets safe and our nations secure. I am heartbroken at this loss. And the Department of Justice will do all we can to support you in the days ahead. To those who seek to improve our country through peaceful protest and protected speech: I want you to know that your voice is important. Do not be discouraged by those who use your lawful actions as cover for their heinous violence. We will continue to safeguard your constitutional rights and to work with you in the difficult mission of building a better nation and a brighter future. And to all Americans: I ask you not to allow the events of this week to precipitate a ‘new normal’ in our country. I ask you to turn to each other, not against each other as we move forward.
And I urge you to remember, today and every day, that we are one nation. We are one people. And we stand together. May God bless the families and loved ones of all who were taken from us this week. And may God bless the United States of America.
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US Attorney General Loretta Lynch, who heads the Department of Justice now investigating several police departments around the country for civil rights violations, tells Americans: “Do not let this week precipitate a new normal in this country.”
“I ask you to turn to each other and not against each other.”
U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch makes remarks on #Dallas shootings. https://t.co/EQH2HDA19Y
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US Attorney General Loretta Lynch is now speaking – we will return to Reverend Dr Jeff Hood’s comments in Dallas, Texas.
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We’re now listening to organizers of the march speak about the events last night in Dallas. Reverend Dr Jeff Hood, who identified himself as a primary organizer of the march, speaks about his experience during the shooting:
“We have got to turn to love.”
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