I can't be the only person who thought this could happen.
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The hail of gunshots shattered a previously peaceful rally at Belo Garden, sending hundreds of people fleeing through the streets in panic. At least two shooters from separate elevated positions above the demonstration site opened fire, Dallas police Chief David Brown said.
The gunmen killed four Dallas police and one Dallas Area Rapid Transit officer. Five other officers and one civilian were wounded. The names of the DPD officers killed have not yet been released. DART identified its slain officer as Brent Thompson, 43, who joined the agency's police force in 2009. Thompson is the first DART officer to die in the line of duty.
One of the gunmen cornered himself in a parking garage at El Centro College. At 12:45 a.m., Brown told reporters that authorities were both negotiating and trading gunfire with that suspect. Shortly after 3 a.m., WFAA reported the gunman had killed himself after about six hours of negotiations and exchanges of gunfire.
Tyler Lea, a witness, posted on Facebook, “It smells like gunpowder on Main Street.”
The holed-up suspect "told our negotiators that the end is coming and that he is going to hurt and kill more of us and that there are bombs all over the garage and downtown," Brown said. "So we are being very careful with our tactics."
Earlier, police took another gunman into custody. DPD tweeted:
Police arrested suspects at the scene and followed several others who left after the shooting started. Police caught them in Oak Cliff, and as of late last night, was questioning them. "We still don't have complete comfort level that we have all the suspects," Brown said. Those in custody are not cooperating, Brown added. One of those suspects is a woman.
Mayor Mike Rawlings said that large sections of downtown Dallas will be sealed off as a crime scene. He said information on closures and details about which buildings may have to be unlocked to allow investigators access can be found on dallascitynews.net.
"It is a heartbreaking morning," Rawlings said.
As one of the organizers of the Justice for #AltonSterling #Philando Castile, the Reverend Jeff Hood was been standing behind the old courthouse where protesters were gathering and just crossed the street when gunfire erupted and a police officer collapsed.
“The only way to stop violence,” he says, “was by practicing nonviolence, and the answer tonight was death.”
Hood says he turned and screamed at the other protesters who were heading his way, “Get back, active shooter,” and started using his cross he often carries on protest walks to push people away.
“There was nothing I could do,” he says. “Obviously, you can’t stop crazy. But all the shooters have done is make the situation less safe for people who are already less safe.”
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Police cordoned off the emergency room at Baylor Hospital, where some of the wounded officers from Thursday night's mass shooting were brought for treatment.
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The hail of gunshots shattered a previously peaceful rally at Belo Garden, sending hundreds of people fleeing through the streets in panic. At least two shooters from separate elevated positions above the demonstration site opened fire, Dallas police Chief David Brown said.
The gunmen killed four Dallas police and one Dallas Area Rapid Transit officer. Five other officers and one civilian were wounded. The names of the DPD officers killed have not yet been released. DART identified its slain officer as Brent Thompson, 43, who joined the agency's police force in 2009. Thompson is the first DART officer to die in the line of duty.
One of the gunmen cornered himself in a parking garage at El Centro College. At 12:45 a.m., Brown told reporters that authorities were both negotiating and trading gunfire with that suspect. Shortly after 3 a.m., WFAA reported the gunman had killed himself after about six hours of negotiations and exchanges of gunfire.
Tyler Lea, a witness, posted on Facebook, “It smells like gunpowder on Main Street.”
The holed-up suspect "told our negotiators that the end is coming and that he is going to hurt and kill more of us and that there are bombs all over the garage and downtown," Brown said. "So we are being very careful with our tactics."
Earlier, police took another gunman into custody. DPD tweeted:
Police arrested suspects at the scene and followed several others who left after the shooting started. Police caught them in Oak Cliff, and as of late last night, was questioning them. "We still don't have complete comfort level that we have all the suspects," Brown said. Those in custody are not cooperating, Brown added. One of those suspects is a woman.
Mayor Mike Rawlings said that large sections of downtown Dallas will be sealed off as a crime scene. He said information on closures and details about which buildings may have to be unlocked to allow investigators access can be found on dallascitynews.net.
"It is a heartbreaking morning," Rawlings said.
As one of the organizers of the Justice for #AltonSterling #Philando Castile, the Reverend Jeff Hood was been standing behind the old courthouse where protesters were gathering and just crossed the street when gunfire erupted and a police officer collapsed.
“The only way to stop violence,” he says, “was by practicing nonviolence, and the answer tonight was death.”
Hood says he turned and screamed at the other protesters who were heading his way, “Get back, active shooter,” and started using his cross he often carries on protest walks to push people away.
“There was nothing I could do,” he says. “Obviously, you can’t stop crazy. But all the shooters have done is make the situation less safe for people who are already less safe.”
