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Dallas police shooting: Suspect in standoff at garage tells officers 'more will die' | Dallas police shooting: Suspect in standoff at garage tells officers 'more will die' |
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Downtown Dallas has not yet been secured for residents as a shooting suspect claims to have planted explosives claims to have planted explosives throughout the area. | Downtown Dallas has not yet been secured for residents as a shooting suspect claims to have planted explosives claims to have planted explosives throughout the area. |
“We still don’t have a complete comfort level that we have all the suspects,” Brown told reporters at a Friday morning news conference, “so we will continue a rigorous search of downtown until we are satisfied that all suspects have been captured.” | “We still don’t have a complete comfort level that we have all the suspects,” Brown told reporters at a Friday morning news conference, “so we will continue a rigorous search of downtown until we are satisfied that all suspects have been captured.” |
So far three suspects are in custody, according to the chief. Officers are involved in a standoff with a fourth suspect in the El Centro parking garage in downtown Dallas. | So far three suspects are in custody, according to the chief. Officers are involved in a standoff with a fourth suspect in the El Centro parking garage in downtown Dallas. |
Brown said that the suspect told officers that “the end is coming” and "more will die". They claimed to have planted bombs in the garage and in the surrounding area. | Brown said that the suspect told officers that “the end is coming” and "more will die". They claimed to have planted bombs in the garage and in the surrounding area. |
Eleven officers were shot as sniper fire broke out during a protest against police violence. Five of the officers – one of whom was an officer for the city’s public transit system, DART – died. One civilian was injured. | |
Shots rang out shortly before 9 pm local time as hundreds of peaceful protesters gathered to protest the deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile – two black men killed by police officers within 48 hours of each other. | Shots rang out shortly before 9 pm local time as hundreds of peaceful protesters gathered to protest the deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile – two black men killed by police officers within 48 hours of each other. |