Dallas Sniper Attack

Five Dallas police killed by at least one sniper in one of the worst mass police shootings in recent U.S. history.

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A gunman who served in the U.S. Army Reserve and said he was "upset at white people" was part of an attack in which five Dallas police officers were killed and another seven were wounded, authorities said.

The attack ended hours later when police used a robot carrying a bomb to kill the shooter, the Dallas police chief said.

The Thursday night killings, at the end of a protest over this week's pair of fatal shootings of black men by police in Louisiana and Minnesota, fueled a national debate over excessive police force. The overnight attack raised fears that others would seek to retaliate against police.

by jamillah.knowles edited by Derek Caney 7/11/2016 3:10:25 PM
A few things we know about the suspected shooter in Dallas:

Military veteran Micah Xavier Johnson posted an angry rant against white people on a black nationalist Facebook group called Black Panther Party Mississippi on Saturday, denouncing the lynching and brutalizing of black people.

In what appeared to be Johnson's own Facebook page, he was portrayed as a black nationalist, with images of Black Power and the red, black and green flag sometimes known as the Black Liberation flag. His profile photo showed him with his clenched fist in the air in the familiar Black Power salute.

by Maria Caspani 7/8/2016 8:05:34 PM
A Dallas police sergeant wears a mourning band on his badge during a prayer vigil in a park following the multiple police shooting in Dallas. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

by Corinne Perkins 7/8/2016 7:29:17 PM
Police cars remain parked with the pavement marked by spray paint, in an aerial view of the crime scene of a shooting attack in downtown Dallas. REUTERS/Brandon Wade

by Corinne Perkins 7/8/2016 7:27:14 PM
FBI investigators look over the crime scene in Dallas, Texas, U.S. July 8, 2016 following a Thursday night shooting incident that killed five police officers. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

by Corinne Perkins 7/8/2016 7:08:35 PM
Investigators in Dallas shootings rule out any connection to terrorist organizations: White House

by Maria Caspani 7/8/2016 6:46:23 PM
President Obama is concerned about the impact an easy access to guns has on U.S. communities, White House says

by Maria Caspani 7/8/2016 6:35:43 PM
Brent Thompson via LinkedIn/Handout via Reuters

The first named victim among five Dallas law enforcement officers shot dead on Thursday was a recently remarried transit police officer who had helped train police in Iraq, officials and local media said.

by Maria Caspani 7/8/2016 5:47:36 PM
Suspected Dallas shooter was Army reservist
The U.S. Army said today that Micah Xavier Johnson, who sources have identified as the Dallas shooter, had served as a private first class in the Army Reserve and was deployed to Afghanistan from November 2013 to July 2014.
The Army said Johnson served from March 2009 to April 2015 and was a carpentry and masonry specialist with the 420th Engineering Brigade based in Texas. He achieved the rank of private first class on May 2010.

by elizabeth.culliford 7/8/2016 5:35:25 PM
Suspect in Dallas police attack wanted to 'kill white people': chief
ReutersAt least one sniper in Dallas killed five police officers and wounded seven more in a coordinated attack that ended when police used a bomb to kill a shooter who told them he wanted to kill white officers, authorities said Friday.

by Reuters_LindaNoakes edited by elizabeth.culliford 7/8/2016 5:31:25 PM
Dallas shooter Micah Johnson was a private first class in U.S. Army Reserve who served in Afghanistan: Army

by Derek Caney 7/8/2016 5:11:13 PM
MORE: Attorney General Lynch asks Americans not to allow the events of this week to precipitate a 'new normal' in the country

by elizabeth.culliford 7/8/2016 4:17:09 PM
MORE: Attorney General Lynch calls for 'calm, peaceful' action in response to racially charged incidents this week

by elizabeth.culliford 7/8/2016 4:16:42 PM
BREAKING: Justice Department will provide any assistance needed to investigate Dallas shooting - Attorney General Lynch

by elizabeth.culliford 7/8/2016 4:16:13 PM
Suspected Dallas shooter Micah Xavier Johnson was a member of the U.S. Army Reserve - government source

by elizabeth.culliford 7/8/2016 3:43:23 PM
Black Lives Matter says it 'advocates dignity, justice and freedom. Not murder': Twitter account

by elizabeth.culliford 7/8/2016 3:25:09 PM
A DART (Dallas Area Rapid Transit) police officer receives comfort at Baylor University Hospital emergency room entrance after a shooting attack in Dallas, Texas, U.S. July 7, 2016. Ting Shen/The Dallas Morning News/Handout via REUTERS

by Corinne Perkins 7/8/2016 3:06:51 PM
Dallas Police respond after shots were fired at a Black Lives Matter rally in downtown Dallas, Texas, U.S. July 7, 2016. Smiley N. Pool/The Dallas Morning News/Handout via REUTERS

by Corinne Perkins 7/8/2016 3:05:44 PM
Dallas Police Assoc
@DPA_PoliceAssoc
If anyone would like to make a donation for the officers, https://t.co/Z1qeP22OJl has setup a donation page to give proceeds to the families
10:02 AM - 08 Jul 2016
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by Derek Caney 7/8/2016 2:42:57 PM
U.S. Justice Department says Attorney General Lynch will make a statement on Dallas shooting at 11.30 a.m. EDT

by elizabeth.culliford 7/8/2016 2:31:26 PM
The search for the wrong man?

During the Dallas shootings, this man's face was posted on Twitter by Dallas Police Department. It has now been shared 40,000 times.
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This is one of our suspects. Please help us find him! https://t.co/Na5T8ZxSz6
11:52 PM - 07 Jul 2016
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Twitter users responded and some pointed out that the man in the camouflage t-shirt was on other photos, and on a video in which watchers said he was shown not shooting.
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The "suspect" In Dallas can be seen in this video NOT shooting! I think this is not the guy. https://t.co/kRt45w7JdP
12:14 AM - 08 Jul 2016
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Here, another Twitter user posts a video of the man's brother saying that the police were wrong. He said that his brother was exercising his right to bring a gun to a protest.
DomisLive
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#Dallas Brother of Mark Hughes, says he's not a suspect. https://t.co/Om2YKVNqUv

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Dallas Police Department tweeted that the man identified had turned himself in:
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Update: https://t.co/qBJe3q0EtN
12:27 AM - 08 Jul 2016
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Media outlets have now reported that the man, identified as Mark Hughes, was released after questioning.

The tweet remains on Dallas Police Department's Twitter, prompting calls by other users to take the image down.
by elizabeth.culliford 7/8/2016 2:12:07 PM
Dallas Police Chief David Brown says the man believed to have shot and killed five Dallas officers told negotiators he wanted to kill white police officers.

by jamillah.knowles 7/8/2016 2:09:01 PM
OFFICERS OMAR CANNON, MISTY MCBRIDE AND JESUS RETANA WOUNDED IN ATTACK - DALLAS AREA RAPID TRANSIT SPOKESMAN

by Reuters_LindaNoakes 7/8/2016 1:40:13 PM
AUTHORITIES IDENTIFY THREE DALLAS TRANSIT POLICE OFFICERS WOUNDED IN SNIPER ATTACK

by Reuters_LindaNoakes 7/8/2016 1:39:53 PM
Geoffrey Smith, News Editor for Europe at Fortune.com, shared what appears to be a graph showing the decreasing complaints against Dallas police in the last five years:
Geoffrey Smith
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Bitter irony. Complaints against Dallas police tumbled in last 5 years since it improved its training methods https://t.co/bJi9se91Yt
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by Reuters_LindaNoakes edited by elizabeth.culliford 7/8/2016 1:37:23 PM
by jamillah.knowles 7/8/2016 1:34:02 PM
We had an exchange of gunfire with the suspect. We saw no other option but to use our bomb robot.
"The suspect said he was upset about Black Lives Matter. He said he was upset about the recent police shootings. The suspect said he was upset at white people. The suspect stated that he wanted to kill white people, especially white officers."
- Dallas Police Chief David Brown told reporters at City Hall

by elizabeth.culliford 7/8/2016 1:26:06 PM
President Obama calls Dallas shooting 'tragic'

by elizabeth.culliford 7/8/2016 1:21:23 PM
Here is an aerial photograph of officers at the scene of the Dallas shooting this morning:

REUTERS via Reuters TV

by elizabeth.culliford 7/8/2016 1:17:18 PM
Brent Thompson, of Dallas Area Rapid Transit, one of five officers killed in a shooting incident in Dallas, Texas, U.S., is pictured in this undated handout photo obtained by Reuters

by Reuters_LindaNoakes 7/8/2016 1:13:47 PM
REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE TRUMP CALLS DALLAS SHOOTINGS A "COORDINATED, PREMEDITATED ASSAULT" ON POLICE, SAYS NATION "TOO DIVIDED"

by Reuters_LindaNoakes 7/8/2016 1:09:01 PM
'He wanted to kill officers and expressed anger. None of that is a legitimate reason for harming anyone.' #Dallas pic.twitter.com/8VPKXUTzRK
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) July 8, 2016

by jamillah.knowles 7/8/2016 1:08:08 PM
#Dallas police chief - Police officers are guardians of freedom of speech and protest pic.twitter.com/luiIKLpC0N
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) July 8, 2016

by jamillah.knowles 7/8/2016 1:07:46 PM
Police news presser from Dallas describes the work of the police against suspects such as the snipers. pic.twitter.com/7eJIc46dep
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) July 8, 2016

by jamillah.knowles 7/8/2016 1:06:53 PM
DALLAS POLICE CHIEF DAVID BROWN SAYS INVESTIGATION CONTINUES TO LOOK AT OTHER POSSIBLE SUSPECTS IN SHOOTINGS

by Reuters_LindaNoakes 7/8/2016 12:52:06 PM
We don't feel much support most days, let's not make today most days, please we need your support: Dallas police pic.twitter.com/oXRpf8m0Aj
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) July 8, 2016

by jamillah.knowles 7/8/2016 12:51:56 PM
News presser. #Dallas police chief describes what the suspect said. pic.twitter.com/RgNsekPseZ
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) July 8, 2016

by jamillah.knowles 7/8/2016 12:51:36 PM
DALLAS POLICE CHIEF DAVID BROWN SAYS SLAIN SUSPECT TOLD NEGOTIATOR HE WAS UPSET ABOUT RECENT POLICE SHOOTINGS

by Reuters_LindaNoakes 7/8/2016 12:50:26 PM
DALLAS POLICE CHIEF DAVID BROWN SAYS SLAIN SUSPECT TOLD NEGOTIATOR HE WAS NOT AFFILIATED WITH ANY GROUP AND ACTED ALONE

by Reuters_LindaNoakes 7/8/2016 12:48:48 PM
No sign of international links to Dallas shooting - U.S. officials

No signs have emerged of international links to the shootings in Dallas that claimed the lives of five police officers and wounded six more, U.S. officials said on Friday.

"We have not seen even the slightest speculation about it within our community," one U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Reuters.

by Reuters_LindaNoakes 7/8/2016 12:43:33 PM
DALLAS POLICE CHIEF DAVID BROWN SAYS SUSPECT SAID HE WANTED TO KILL WHITE PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY POLICE OFFICERS

by Reuters_LindaNoakes 7/8/2016 12:41:48 PM
DALLAS POLICE CHIEF DAVID BROWN SAYS ONE CORNERED SUSPECT WAS KILLED WITH A BOMB CARRIED BY A ROBOT AFTER TALKS BROKE DOWN

by Reuters_LindaNoakes 7/8/2016 12:41:22 PM
U.S. OFFICIALS SAY HAVE NOT SEEN ANY EVIDENCE OF INTERNATIONAL LINKS TO DALLAS SHOOTING

by Reuters_LindaNoakes 7/8/2016 12:38:17 PM
U.S. President Barack Obama condemns the killing of five Dallas police officers and wounding of six other people by snipers

by Reuters_LindaNoakes 7/8/2016 12:35:05 PM
Dallas mayor tells CBS that 12 police officers and two civilians were shot during sniper attack.

by jamillah.knowles 7/8/2016 11:42:52 AM
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker talks about the shootings in Dallas - "The threats to our security take many forms and they are not located in one place. Our first duty is unity."

by jamillah.knowles 7/8/2016 9:38:30 AM
Witnesses record video of shootings in Dallas.

by jamillah.knowles 7/8/2016 9:36:24 AM
European Council President Donald Tusk says that he is deeply sorry for the victims in Dallas.

by jamillah.knowles 7/8/2016 9:32:01 AM
Obama says he does not know all the facts yet on the Dallas shooting but there has been a vicious attack. He says that he spoke this morning with the Dallas Mayor to extend condolences and offer assistance.

by jamillah.knowles 7/8/2016 9:29:09 AM
Obama says that "anyone involved in senseless Dallas shootings will be brought to justice" and that he believes he speaks for Americans when says "we are horrified and stand united with Dallas police force".

by jamillah.knowles 7/8/2016 9:28:12 AM
U.S. President Obama speaks at NATO meeting in Warsaw, Poland. He says - will have to addresses the use of powerful weapons in attacks in Dallas. He says that the events are a ' wrenching reminder of sacrifices police make for us."

by jamillah.knowles 7/8/2016 9:26:46 AM
Snipers kill five Dallas police during protest over black shootings
ReutersSnipers operating from rooftops in Dallas killed five police officers and wounded six more in a coordinated attack during one of several protests across the country against the killing of two black men by police this week.

by jamillah.knowles 7/8/2016 9:20:05 AM

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