Dallas update: 1 suspect killed, 5 police officers murdered, 7 officers wounded
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Chief Brown confirms the suspect who had been surrounded was killed using an explosive device attached to a police robot after negotiations broke down.
The death told remains at 5, four Dallas Police Department officers and one DART officer. Seven other officers were injured. Some injured officers have been released from hospitals.
According to Chief Brown the suspect said he was not affiliated with any group and, “The suspect said he was upset about Black Lives Matter, at the recent shootings, at white people.”
Yesterday was deadliest day in law enforcement in the United States since September 11, 2001.
Two snipers shot and killed four Dallas police officers and a DART officer Thursday night during a protest downtown.
Seven other officers and two civilians were wounded in a coordinated attack during the demonstration against recent shootings of black men by police in Louisiana and Minnesota.
A man who exchanged gunfire with police in the El Centro College garage was reported dead shortly before 3 a.m. Brown said the man told a police negotiator he was upset by recent police shootings.
KDFW-TV (Channel 4) reported that three people were in custody and are not cooperating with authorities. At a news conference at 7:30 a.m., city officials declined to discuss details about the suspects in custody.
“Now is not the right time,” Mayor Mike Rawlings said.
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