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| Dallas protest shooting: five officers dead, standoff reportedly over – live updates | Dallas protest shooting: five officers dead, standoff reportedly over – live updates |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| 10.31am BST | |
| 10:31 | |
| Here’s the start of Obama’s statement: | |
| I spoke this morning with Mayor Rawlings of Dallas to convey the deepest condolences of the American people. I told him that the federal government will provide whatever assistance Dallas may need as it deals with this tremendous tragedy. | |
| We still don’t know all the facts. What we do know is there has been a vicious, calculated and despicable attack on law enforcement. Police in Dallas were on duty doing their jobs, keeping people safe, during peaceful protests. These law enforcement officers were targeted and nearly a dozen officers were shot. Five were killed. Other officers and at least one civilian were wounded, some are in serious condition and we are praying for their recovery. | |
| We are horrified over these events and we stand united with the people and the police department in Dallas. | |
| 10.24am BST | |
| 10:24 | |
| Obama said the availability of automatic weapons makes attacks like this more likely. | |
| This is a wrenching reminder of the sacrifices police make for us, Obama said. | |
| Updated | |
| at 10.31am BST | |
| 10.22am BST | |
| 10:22 | |
| The president is giving his reaction to the shootings. Obama described it as “tremendous tragedy” and offered the mayor of Dallas support and condolences. “We are horrified by these events, we stand by the police department in Dallas,” Obama says. | |
| There is no justification for these attacks, he adds. “The police have an extraordinarily difficult job and the vast majority do their job in an outstanding way,” he said. | |
| Updated | |
| at 10.32am BST | |
| 10.17am BST | |
| 10:17 | |
| Ryan Felton | |
| Meanwhile, tensions flared early Friday in St Paul, Minneapolis, after roughly 100 protesters and police officers squared off during a march for Philando Castile, the 32-year-old fatally shot by police on Wednesday, writes Ryan Felton. | |
| The heated moments came just hours after four suspected snipers opened fire on police officers at an anti-violence protest in Dallas, leaving five dead and several wounded. | |
| “There’s a whole different tension going on,” said Mica Grimm, an organiser of Black Lives Matter Minneapolis, when the standoff appeared to end. | |
| Following a vigil on Thursday at the school where Castile worked, Grimm said a smaller group of roughly two dozen people broke away around 8pm CT, and began marching to Larpenteur Avenue and Fry Street, the intersection in nearby Falcon Heights about five miles away. | |
| The group moved along a light-rail route, disrupting traffic and at one point halting transit service on the path. Grimm said the crowd swelled to about 200 people along the way to the site of Castile’s death. | |
| When the group made the return trip, she said, “there was a small group that was upset.” At one point, she said, someone busted a window of a police cruiser, and, along Grand Avenue, storefront windows were broken by rocks. Police then quickly assembled. | |
| As officers sought to push the protesters off Grand Avenue, Grimm claimed police fired two-three rubber bullets at the crowd - a moment captured on video and posted on Twitter. Still, no one was hit, she said. | |
| About 20 minutes later, she continued, protesters formed a line and linked arms, in an effort to de-escalate the situation. “People started chanting, expressing how they felt about black lives matter,” Grimm said. | |
| Dozens remained outside the Minnesota governor’s residence, a sprawling property located in a posh section of St Paul. Similar to the night prior, the protesters planned to keep a presence outside Minnesota governor Mark Dayton’s home through the night. | |
| “People do plan on staying here all night,” said Grimm. | |
| The situation felt significantly heated, she added, given the circumstances in Dallas were still unfolding. | |
| “What happened in Dallas is going to change everything,” she said. | |
| 10.09am BST | |
| 10:09 | |
| Here’s a more detailed map and an aerial view of the scene of the shootings and the multi-storey car park where a fourth suspect exchanged fire with police. | |
| Updated | |
| at 10.11am BST | |
| 10.04am BST | |
| 10:04 | |
| Obama is about to speak about the shootings. The White House will be live streaming his remarks from Warsaw where is attending a two-day Nato summit. | |
| 10.00am BST | |
| 10:00 | |
| Mark Hughes, the man who turned himself after a Dallas police named him as “person of interest” and released a picture of him carrying a gun, has been talking to the media after being released. | |
| “I could easily have been shot,” he told CBS. He said he flagged down a police officer as soon as he was told he had been named as a suspect. He said he was interrogated for 30 minutes and accused the police of lying about his movements. “The system is trying to get me”, he said. Dallas police apologised to Hughes. He said he was not satisfied with this after getting death threats on social media. | |
| KTVT found the man Dallas Police earlier called a shooting suspect. He's pissed. pic.twitter.com/wXhmGektYo | |
| 9.50am BST | 9.50am BST |
| 09:50 | 09:50 |
| Barack Obama, who is in Warsaw for a Nato a two-day summit, is expected to give a statement shortly. The president has been updated on the shootings, his spokesman said. | Barack Obama, who is in Warsaw for a Nato a two-day summit, is expected to give a statement shortly. The president has been updated on the shootings, his spokesman said. |
| Expecting Obama, Tusk Juncker press briefing at NATO summit in less than ten minutes - could be chance for Obama to talk Dallas | Expecting Obama, Tusk Juncker press briefing at NATO summit in less than ten minutes - could be chance for Obama to talk Dallas |
| Our world affairs editor, Julian Borger, adds: | |
| President Obama arrived in Warsaw for a two-day Nato summit just after midnight, but before the Dallas shootings. On arrival, he made some remarks at his hotel about earlier incidents in Minnesota and Baton Rouge involving police shooting black civilians, saying “We have seen tragedies like this too many times.” After dawn this morning, as news of Dallas came through, the White House spokesman, Josh Earnest issued a statement saying: | |
| “The president has been updated on the shooting of police officers in Dallas. He asked his team to keep him updated on the situation as they get additional information.” | |
| Updated | |
| at 10.04am BST | |
| 9.41am BST | 9.41am BST |
| 09:41 | 09:41 |
| Dallas police officers have been filmed outside the Parkland hospital in Dallas, saluting their fellow officers who were killed in the attacks. | |
| Dallas Police officers standing outside Parkland Hospital, saluting their fallen brethren. pic.twitter.com/kSDo2VzBWl | Dallas Police officers standing outside Parkland Hospital, saluting their fallen brethren. pic.twitter.com/kSDo2VzBWl |
| Officers in Dallas pay their respects as the bodies of the officers killed tonight are transported pic.twitter.com/i5EPxWk5Rl | Officers in Dallas pay their respects as the bodies of the officers killed tonight are transported pic.twitter.com/i5EPxWk5Rl |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 10.06am BST | |
| 9.35am BST | 9.35am BST |
| 09:35 | 09:35 |
| A senior Dallas police officer, Maj Max Geron, says extensive sweeps for bombs are being conducted across the city. Earlier, police said the suspect hold up at the El Centro car park, since reported dead, claimed bombs had been left “all over the place”. | |
| There are extensive sweeps of downtown for explosives underway. This will take quite a while. #dallasshooting | There are extensive sweeps of downtown for explosives underway. This will take quite a while. #dallasshooting |
| Updated | |
| at 10.07am BST | |
| 9.29am BST | 9.29am BST |
| 09:29 | 09:29 |
| Here’s a map showing the location of the shootings and the El Centro college car park where a fourth suspect is reported to have killed himself. | |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 10.07am BST | |
| 9.27am BST | 9.27am BST |
| 09:27 | 09:27 |
| Dallas Area Rapid Transit (Dart) has released the names of three of its injured officers who are all expected to recover. They are: Omar Cannon, 44, Misty McBride, 32, and Jesus Retana 39. | Dallas Area Rapid Transit (Dart) has released the names of three of its injured officers who are all expected to recover. They are: Omar Cannon, 44, Misty McBride, 32, and Jesus Retana 39. |
| Earlier, Dart confirmed that one of its officers, Brent Thompson, 43, was one of the five people killed in the attack. | Earlier, Dart confirmed that one of its officers, Brent Thompson, 43, was one of the five people killed in the attack. |
| Injured @dartmedia officers identified as Omar Cannon, 44; Misty McBride, 32; Jesus Retana, 39. All 3 expected to survive. | Injured @dartmedia officers identified as Omar Cannon, 44; Misty McBride, 32; Jesus Retana, 39. All 3 expected to survive. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 9.32am BST | at 9.32am BST |
| 9.17am BST | 9.17am BST |
| 09:17 | 09:17 |
| The Dallas Morning News says that the fourth suspect in the El Centro college garage is reported dead. | |
| #Breaking Remaining gunman in the El Centro College garage reported dead https://t.co/XAQI3hpba6 pic.twitter.com/uYAmLZgVv9 | #Breaking Remaining gunman in the El Centro College garage reported dead https://t.co/XAQI3hpba6 pic.twitter.com/uYAmLZgVv9 |
| Updated | |
| at 10.08am BST | |
| 9.14am BST | 9.14am BST |
| 09:14 | 09:14 |
| Matthew Weaver | Matthew Weaver |
| There are several unconfirmed local reports that the fourth suspect hold up in the El Centro car park has killed himself. We cannot verify these reports and they have not been confirmed by the authorities, but reporters at the scene say the standoff is over. | There are several unconfirmed local reports that the fourth suspect hold up in the El Centro car park has killed himself. We cannot verify these reports and they have not been confirmed by the authorities, but reporters at the scene say the standoff is over. |
| #BREAKING: @CBSDFW reports 4th suspect in Dallas shooting is dead from self-inflicted gunshot wound, standoff over https://t.co/dxAaZyJTHm | #BREAKING: @CBSDFW reports 4th suspect in Dallas shooting is dead from self-inflicted gunshot wound, standoff over https://t.co/dxAaZyJTHm |
| Sources confirm to @wfaachannel8 that the suspect inside El Centro College is dead. #DallasPoliceShooting | Sources confirm to @wfaachannel8 that the suspect inside El Centro College is dead. #DallasPoliceShooting |
| #BREAKING: KDFW reporter at scene of Dallas shooting standoff reports suspect has shot himself. | #BREAKING: KDFW reporter at scene of Dallas shooting standoff reports suspect has shot himself. |
| 9.05am BST | 9.05am BST |
| 09:05 | 09:05 |
| This is now reported to be the deadliest day for US law enforcement since the 9/11 attacks. | This is now reported to be the deadliest day for US law enforcement since the 9/11 attacks. |
| PHOTO: Police officers show respect to the fallen outside Parkland Hospital early Friday morning pic.twitter.com/ExyNtUmWM3 | PHOTO: Police officers show respect to the fallen outside Parkland Hospital early Friday morning pic.twitter.com/ExyNtUmWM3 |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 9.06am BST | at 9.06am BST |