2016 shooting of Dallas police officers
The 2016 shooting of Dallas police officers was an incident in which five police officers were killed by a man with a gun in Dallas, Texas. Six other officers and a civilian were also injured.[3]
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| 2016 shooting of Dallas police officers Memorial service for the five police officers killed in the shooting. | |
| Location | Main Street and S. Lamar Street, Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 32°46′46.4″N 96°48′15.4″W / 32.779556°N 96.804278°WCoordinates: 32°46′46.4″N 96°48′15.4″W / 32.779556°N 96.804278°W |
| Date | July 7–8, 2016 8:58 p.m. – 2:30 a.m. (CT) |
| Attack type | Mass shooting,[1] mass murder, shootout, ambush |
| Weapon(s) | * Saiga AK-74 5.45×39mm semi-automatic rifle[2] |
| Deaths | 6 (including the perpetrator) |
| Injured | 11 (9 officers, 2 civilians) |
| Perpetrator | Micah Xavier Johnson |
Earlier in the week, two black men were killed by police: one in Louisiana, another in Minnesota. In Dallas on July 7, people protested against police brutality. The protest was not violent.[source?] But just before 9 p.m. (Central time) while the protest was ending, Micah Xavier Johnson began shooting police officers. A suspicious package was found near the area.[4]
President Barack Obama spoke against the attacks, saying the shootings were a "vicious, calculated, despicable attack" and a "tremendous tragedy."[5]
2016 Shooting Of Dallas Police Officers Media
Law enforcement personnel investigating the crime scene
Former first lady Laura Bush, former President George W Bush, President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama at a memorial service for one of the officers killed in the shooting
References
- ↑ Achenbach, Joel; Wan, William; Berman, Mark; Balingit, Moriah (July 8, 2016). Five Dallas police officers were killed by a lone attacker, authorities say. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/07/08/like-a-little-war-snipers-shoot-11-police-officers-during-dallas-protest-march-killing-five/. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
- ↑ "Dallas Gunman Micah Johnson Used Assault-Style Rifle: Law Enforcement". NBC News. July 13, 2016.
- ↑ "Five Officers Killed, Seven Others Wounded". Independent. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
- ↑ Osborne, Ryan; Boyd, Deanna. "5 Officers Killed, Others Wounded". Star-Telegram. Retrieved Jul 8, 2016.
- ↑ "Dallas sniper worked alone, had bomb-making material, police say". ABC News. Retrieved Jul 8, 2016.