Watch
NewsNational

Actions

1 suspect in Dallas shootings dies

items.[0].videoTitle
<p>"Negotiations broke down; we had an exchange of gunfire with the suspect. We saw no other option but to use our bomb robot," Dallas Police Chief David Brown <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jn3wlJ-c-0s" target="_blank">said in a press conference</a> Friday. </p><p>Authorities announced Friday morning police used <a href="http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/dallas-police-ambush/dallas-police-used-robot-bomb-kill-ambush-suspect-mayor-n605896" target="_blank">an explosive device</a> to kill a suspect involved in the shooting of 12 police officers during a protest in Dallas on Thursday night.</p><p>Brown said that before the suspect was killed, he told authorities he was <a href="http://www.wsj.com/articles/dallas-shooting-suspect-targeted-white-officers-was-killed-when-officials-detonated-bomb-1467982329" target="_blank">targeting white police officers</a>. Police have not released the name of the suspect, but <a href="http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-dallas-police-shooting-20160708-snap-story.html" target="_blank">multiple outlets</a> are <a href="http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2016/07/08/chief-brown-dallas-shooting-suspect-wanted-to-kill-white-people/" target="_blank">reporting his name</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/AP/status/751433933066231808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">is Micah Johnson</a>. </p><p><b>SEE MORE: </b><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/man-labeled-dallas-shooting-suspect-says-he-had-nothing-to-do-with-it/" target="_blank"><b>Man Labeled Dallas Shooting Suspect Says He Had Nothing To Do With It</b></a></p><p>As of Friday morning, at least five of the 12 officers have died. </p><p>The shooting came as a rally protesting the police shootings of <a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/police-killed-another-black-man-this-year-and-the-aftermath-was-live/" target="_blank">black men in Minnesota</a> and <a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/fatal-police-shooting-of-a-black-man-sparks-protests-in-louisiana/" target="_blank">Louisiana earlier this week</a> wound down. <a href="http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Protests-in-Dallas-Over-Alton-Sterling-Death-385784431.html" target="_blank">According to local media,</a> gunshots rang out downtown at about 9 p.m. local time.</p><p>"Gunfights like the wild, Wild West. Police officers started shooting in one direction. They don't know where they're shooting, but they start shooting, and whoever was shooting started shooting back," <a href="http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Protests-in-Dallas-Over-Alton-Sterling-Death-385784431.html" target="_blank">one witness told KXAS</a>.</p><p>It was the greatest loss of life of law enforcement personnel since 9/11, when <a href="http://www.nleomf.org/newsroom/news-releases/seventy-two-law-enforcement.html" target="_blank">72 officers lost their lives.</a></p><p>President Barack Obama, who is in Poland for his last NATO Summit, called a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXidWfjHmSU" target="_blank">special press conference</a> to address the attack.</p><p>"I believe I speak for every single American when I say that we are horrified over these events and that we stand united with the people and the police department in Dallas," Obama said.</p><p>As of Friday morning, it was unclear how many people were involved in the attack. Three other suspects were taken into custody.</p><p><i>This video includes images from Getty Images and clips from </i><a href="http://www.fox4news.com/news/171359952-story" target="_blank"><i>KDFW</i></a><i>, </i><a href="http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/dallas-county/breaking-shots-fired-and-officers-down-at-downtown-dallas-protest/266881573" target="_blank"><i>WFAA</i></a><i> and </i><a href="http://dfw.cbslocal.com/" target="_blank"><i>KTVT</i></a><i>.</i></p><hr><b>Trending stories at <a href="http://www.newsy.com">Newsy.com</a></b><ul class="inline-related-links"><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/this-8-year-old-author-is-already-cooler-than-we-ll-ever-be/">This 8-Year-Old Author Is Already Cooler Than We'll Ever Be</a></li><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/a-carjacker-tried-to-steal-a-car-he-didn-t-know-how-to-drive/">A Carjacker Tried To Steal A Car He Didn't Know How To Drive</a></li><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/man-labeled-dallas-shooting-suspect-says-he-had-nothing-to-do-with-it/">Man Labeled Dallas Shooting Suspect Says He Had Nothing To Do With It</a></li></ul>
Posted at 1:58 AM, Jul 08, 2016
and last updated 2016-07-08 13:07:20-04

The Dallas Police have three suspects in custody and a fourth is dead following a shooting attack that targeted law enforcement on Thursday night.

Authorities negotiated with that fourth suspect in a downtown parking garage for several hours, Dallas Police Chief David Brown said at a news conference.

The suspect was not cooperating and told negotiators he intended to hurt more law enforcement officials, the chief said.

Brown said earlier that at least two snipers opened fire on police officers in Dallas on Thursday night, killing five officers and injuring seven others.

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

Video footage from the Dallas scene showed that protesters were marching along a street in downtown, about half a mile from City Hall, when the shots erupted and the crowd scattered, seeking cover.

Brown said that it appeared the shooters "planned to injure and kill as many officers as they could."

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott released a statement saying he has directed the Texas Department of Public Safety director to offer "whatever assistance the City of Dallas needs at this time."

"In times like this we must remember — and emphasize — the importance of uniting as Americans," Abbott said.

The search for the shooters stretched throughout downtown, an area of hotels, restaurants, businesses and some residential apartments. The scene was chaotic, with helicopters hovering overhead and officers with automatic rifles on the street corners.

"Everyone just started running," Devante Odom, 21, told The Dallas Morning News. "We lost touch with two of our friends just trying to get out of there."

Brown said during the news conference that police were not certain that all suspects have been located

 

Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Tokyo Olympics Medal Count as of late Aug. 2, 2021