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4 Dallas Officers Killed at Protest Over Police Shootings 4 Dallas Officers Killed at Protest Over Police Shootings
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Four Dallas police officers were killed and seven others were wounded by snipers on Thursday night during a demonstration protesting the police shootings in Minnesota and Louisiana this week, according to Chief David O. Brown of the Dallas police. HOUSTON — Four Dallas police officers were killed and seven others were wounded by snipers on Thursday night during a demonstration protesting the police shootings in Minnesota and Louisiana this week, according to Chief David O. Brown of the Dallas police.
One suspect was arrested late Thursday after a shootout with the Dallas police, the Police Department said on Twitter.
A second man, whose photo the Police Department had released as a “person of interest,” had turned himself in.
Chief Brown said the shooting was carried out by two snipers who fired down on a demonstration in the city’s downtown area that until then had been peaceful.Chief Brown said the shooting was carried out by two snipers who fired down on a demonstration in the city’s downtown area that until then had been peaceful.
“Some were shot in the back,” the chief said. “We believe that these suspects were positioning themselves in a way to triangulate on these officers.”“Some were shot in the back,” the chief said. “We believe that these suspects were positioning themselves in a way to triangulate on these officers.”
A civilian was also wounded. A civilian in the crowd of almost 1,000 people was also wounded.
Mayor Mike Rawlings said at about 11:30 p.m. that one suspect “had been cornered by police.” No arrests had been made.
The police were also combing downtown Dallas for what they believe was a bomb planted by the snipers as the heart of the country’s ninth-largest city was put on lockdown.The police were also combing downtown Dallas for what they believe was a bomb planted by the snipers as the heart of the country’s ninth-largest city was put on lockdown.
They “planned to injure and kill as many law enforcement officers as they could,” he said. They “planned to injure and kill as many law enforcement officers as they could,” Chief Brown said.
The chief said he had contacted the F.B.I. and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives for help in the investigation.The chief said he had contacted the F.B.I. and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives for help in the investigation.
The Police Department released a photo of one of the suspects late Thursday and sent out a plea on Twitter. “This is one of our suspects,” the post said. “Please help us find him!” The Police Department had released the photo of the person of interest — the man who later turned himself in — and sent out a plea on social media. “This is one of our suspects,” the Twitter post said. “Please help us find him!”
Two of the officers were in surgery Thursday night and three others were in critical condition.Two of the officers were in surgery Thursday night and three others were in critical condition.
The shooting occurred after President Obama, reacting with the same horror as many Americans to a grisly video of a dying man in Minnesota who was shot by the police, begged the nation to confront the racial disparities in law enforcement while acknowledging the dangers that officers face. The shooting occurred after President Obama, reacting with the same horror as many Americans to a video of a dying man in Minnesota who was shot by the police, begged the nation to confront the racial disparities in law enforcement while acknowledging the dangers that officers face.
Mayor Rawlings said Dallas was “a microcosm as every city is.”Mayor Rawlings said Dallas was “a microcosm as every city is.”
“But I think the country is longing for people to stop blaming one another and just grab each other’s arm and say we’re in this together,” he said. “That’s what we thirst for and we feel like we’re in a desert.“But I think the country is longing for people to stop blaming one another and just grab each other’s arm and say we’re in this together,” he said. “That’s what we thirst for and we feel like we’re in a desert.
The protest was planned by Dominique R. Alexander, an ordained minister and the head of the Next Generation Action Network.
He said that the organization “does not condone violence against any human being, and we condemn anyone who wants to commit violence.”
“I was right there when the shooting happened,” Mr. Alexander said. “They could have shot me.”