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Chaos and tension continued into the early hours of this morning with 5 police officers killed and 7 injured in Dallas, Texas.
CNN reports that five police officers were killed by snipers during a peaceful protest in Dallas overnight.
Protesters took to the streets in the wake of the police killings of Alton Sterling in Lousiana and Philando Castile in Minnesota.
The marches turned deadly when snipers allegedly shot and killed 5 officers.
Here’s what you need to know
Four Suspects In Custody, One Dead
Four suspects were detained, and one was killed after a standoff with police in the early morning hours of July 9th. The fifth suspect was killed by bomb that authorities detonated, according to the city’s police chief. In an early morning press conference, Dallas Police Chief David Brown reported that the police were negotiating with the suspect, who claimed their were bombs all over the garage and in downtown. The suspect also reportedly told authorities, “This is the end.”
One Suspect Misidentified
Early reports named Mark Hughes as a suspect as he marched in protest wearing a camouflage t-shirt and carrying a rifle. He turned himself in and was released from custody around 1am on Friday morning.
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Police Victims Identified
CNN reports that one of the victims, Brent Thompson, was married just two weeks ago to a fellow officer. He was 43.
FBI Agent Calls The Attack Of A “magnitude that required advance work”
Retired FBI Special Agent called the attack logistically planned.
“I think there was so much logistically, ammunition-wise. They may not have planned the location, they may not have planned the vantage point. But they had prepared for an attack before last night’s shooting is my guess,” he stated according to CNN.
Obama Speaks Out
Obama called the attack in Dallas “Vicious, calculated, despicable attack on law enforcement,” in a press conference Friday morning, according to CNN.
The President delivered his second speech on the violence from Warsaw, Poland.
“There is no possible justification for these kind of attacks or any violence against law enforcement,” Obama said.
Just a short 12 hours prior, POTUS was delivering speeches on the unrest in the country after the fatal police killings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile.
This is a developing story.
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