Four Dallas police officers have been shot dead by sniper
fire during protests against the shooting of black men by police, authorities
say.
One suspect is in custody after a shootout with police,
while a person of interest turned himself in, Dallas police tweeted.
Gunfire broke out as demonstrators marched through the city.
The protests were sparked by the deaths of Philando Castile
in Minnesota and Alton Sterling in Louisiana.
The gunfire broke out at around 20:45 local time on Thursday
(01:45 GMT Friday).
Dallas Police Chief David Brown said 11 officers were shot
"ambush style" by the sniper fire, killing three. Police later said a
fourth officer had died. One of those killed was a transport police officer.
The police said it appeared that two snipers had fired from
"elevated positions" during the protest rally.
"We believe that these suspects were positioning
themselves in a way to triangulate on these officers from two different
perches... and planned One of the march's organisers, Rev Jeff Hood, saw people
scramble for cover as gunfire rang out.
"I ran away from the shots trying to get people off the
streets and I was grabbing myself to see if I was shot," he told the
Dallas Morning News.
Police issued a photo of one man with a rifle slung over his
shoulder. It is not clear if he was involved in the shootout. Police later
tweeted that he had handed himself in.
Dallas police also said officers had intercepted a car after
a person threw a camouflaged bag into the back and sped off. Two occupants were
being questioned. to injure and kill as many law enforcement officers as they
could," he said.
The mayor of Dallas, Mike Rawlings, said it was a
"heartbreaking moment for the city".
Culled from BBC News: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-36742835
Oh my God, please save your people. This is serious and out of hands now.
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