The situation turned ugly when the police questioned him for half an hour and “lied” to him about having a video of Hughes firing at the police. Other options would have exposed our officers to grave danger. “The suspect is deceased as a result of the detonating of the bomb”.
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Demonstrations were held in several other United States cities Thursday night to protest the police killings of two more black men: A Minnesota officer on Wednesday fatally shot Philando Castile while he was in a auto with a woman and a child, the shooting’s aftermath livestreamed in a widely shared Facebook video. Both incidents were caught on video that was posted online, sparking nationwide outrage.
The suspect reportedly told police that he was “upset about Black Lives Matter” and that he “wanted to kill white people”.
Police say officers followed the vehicle southbound on Interstate 35 to a point south of Dallas where they performed a traffic stop.
Brown did not identify the suspect, but an official not authorized to comment publicly identified the shooter to USA Today as 25-year-old Micah X. Johnson, of Dallas.
“The suspect said he was upset about ‘Black Lives Matter.’ He said he was upset about the recent police shootings”. “I think it’s no different than probably what any other police agency across the country is doing with their own men and women when they come to work today”. As many as three other individuals are in custody and being questioned. “We are not going to let cowards who would ambush officers change our democracy. Our city, our country is better than that”.
Obama said justice will be done and he’s asking all Americans to pray for the fallen officers and their families. There were no immediate details on the suspect’s middle name or hometown.
Before his death, Johnson warned police that there were bombs place “all over” Dallas, according to law enforcement authorities.
Dallas Police later tweeted that it had found a suspicious package.
ME police are showing solidarity with law enforcement officers in Dallas by promoting an image of Texas with a blue stripe – the “thin blue line” – on social media. Three other DART officers-Omar Cannon, 44; Misty McBride, 32; Jesus Retana, 39-suffered injuries.
No departments said they had received any specific threats.
“We were able to take out one of the suspects, who had been cornered in the garage, with an explosive device”, Mayor Mike Rawlings said in a press conference.
President Barack Obama says America is “horrified” over the shootings of police officers in Dallas and there’s no possible justification for the attacks.
In a brief statement to reporters, Obama said the investigation into the shooting continues but “what we do know is there has been a vicious, calculated and despicable attack on law enforcement”, he said.
“We are sad to report a fifth officer has died”, Dallas police said on Twitter.
After their release from police custody, neither brother appeared willing to accept a simple apology from law enforcement. “I insisted that we are very respectful of Poland’s sovereignty and I recognized that parliament is working on legislation to take important steps but more needs to be done”.
One witness told The Dallas Morning News that he heard “what sounded like six to eight shots”.
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To admit we’ve got a serious problem in no way contradicts our respect and appreciation for the vast majority of police officers who put their lives on the line to protect us every single day.
