12 Police Officers Shot In Dallas 5 Dead

They say it was a rooftop sniper.

http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/dallas-county/breaking-shots-fired-and-officers-down-at-downtown-dallas-protest/266881573

 

Another day in 'murica.

 

11 officers shot, 4 have died.

 

It looks like they have one cornered, and they are negotiating with him.

 

Okay, one turned himself in and one has been captured.

 

Here is the latest from Dallas - this is nuts

I’ve been glued to CNN all-night

[SIZE=14pt]Dallas police chief: 4 officers killed, 7 injured at protest[/SIZE]

DALLAS (AP) — At least two snipers opened fire on police officers in Dallas on Thursday night, killing four officers and injuring seven others during protests over two recent fatal police shootings of black men, police said.

Dallas Police Chief David Brown told reporters the snipers fired "ambush style" upon the officers. Mayor Mike Rawlings said one member of the public was wounded in the gunfire.

Police later said in a statement that a suspect was is in custody and a "person of interest" had surrendered. They said a suspicious package was being secured by a bomb squad.

The gunfire broke out around 8:45 p.m. Thursday while hundreds of people were gathered to protest fatal police shootings this week in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and suburban St. Paul, Minnesota.



http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/breakingnews/police-question-2-in-vehicle-after-shootings/ar-BBu5aky


Hotwater

 

That is exactly what the reaction is going to be.

 

Seems it's over. 5 dead now.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/shots-fired-dallas-amid-protest-recent-police-killings/story?id=40422456

 

Was this in retaliation for the two shootings in Minnesota and Louisiana?

 

CBS interviewed the Mayor of Dallas and he said those in custody are not talking. The media though is linking it to the recent shootings.

 

No one really knows the circumstances of the deaths of those two men; the one from Baton Rouge and the one from St. Paul. I think it's really sad that there is a possibility of foul play on the part of the police involved in those shootings. Now there is retaliation, and it's hard to know what to feel. There isn't a day that goes by that I'm not thankful for the safety provided by the local police. But people are hurt and angry over the revelations that black men are being shot, possibly for no reason. That said, the development in Dallas is not justifiable in any way. I don't condone it and I don't agree with it. I'm a little disgusted, and angered by it.

 

12 Police Officers Shot In Dallas 5 Dead

Hopefully, a Super Moderator will come along and edit the thread title.


http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/protests-spawn-cities-across-u-s-over-police-shootings-black-n605686

 

A "suspect" was killed in the parking garage.

The man was killed after authorities cornered him in a garage at El Centro Community College. After several hours of negotiations, lasting into the early hours of Friday morning, officials exchanged gunfire with the suspect and "saw no other option" but to kill him by detonating a bomb, Brown said. http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/protests-spawn-cities-across-u-s-over-police-shootings-black-n605686

 

It appears so

 

The rapid transit officer who was killed has been identified. RIP and my condolences to his newly wed widow.


(Brent)Thompson, 43, a nearly seven-year veteran of the transit force, got married in the last two weeks, Spiller said. His spouse was a fellow transit officer. http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/08/us/dallas-shooting-victims/index.html

 

5 Statistics You Need To Know About Cops Killing Blacks:
http://www.dailywire.com/news/7264/5-statistics-you-need-know-about-cops-killing-aaron-bandler

Cops lives matter!

 

Brent Thompson was a father and a grandfather, as well. http://heavy.com/news/2016/07/photos-officer-brent-thompson-dallas-identified-names-named-officers-police-shooting-photos-family-wife-children/