Dallas Police Chief David Brown on Friday said one of the suspects of the overnight attack that killed five police officers, wounded seven others and injured two civilians said he was upset over the recent police shootings of black men and wanted to kill white people.
0Brown said at a news conference on Friday that the suspect made the comments before he was killed by an explosive used by police.
He says his department and their families are grieving and that the divisiveness between police and the public must stop.
Authorities said snipers opened fire on police officers during a peaceful protest in downtown Dallas Thursday night over the recent fatal shootings of black men in Louisiana and Minnesota.
Brown also said authorities are still not certain that they have identified everyone involved in an attack on a downtown protest march that killed five police officers.
On Friday, he said that investigators have not ruled out that others may have been involved in the attacks that left a total of 12 officers and two civilians shot.
Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings said the overnight standoff with one suspect in a parking garage ended when police detonated an explosive about four hours after the attack began. Authorities said the explosive was attached to a robot to protect officers.
Rawlings, who said he spoke to a wounded officer, said Friday that the officer expressed sorrow at his loss and that he felt “people don’t understand the danger of dealing with a protest.”
The mayor says it’s important to uphold the right of people to protest, but that more care needs to be taken to ensure the safety of police officers at such events.
Snipers shot and killed five police officers and wounded seven more at the demonstration Thursday evening. Two civilians were also injured in the attack.
The snipers opened fire on police officers during a peaceful protest in downtown Dallas Thursday night over the recent fatal shootings of black men in Louisiana and Minnesota. The shootings left four Dallas police officers and one DART officer dead, plus seven other officers wounded.
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