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4 DART officers shot, 3 dead after shots fired during downtown Dallas rallyr

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Dallas Police respond after shots were fired at a Black Live Matter rally in downtown Dallas on Thursday, July 7, 2016. (Smiley N. Pool/The Dallas Morning News) -- MANDATORY CREDIT, NO SALES, MAGS OUT, TV OUT, INTERNET USE BY AP MEMBERS ONLY

By Hannah Wise and Claire Z. Cardona

Breaking News Reporter - Politics
Published: 07 July 2016 06:14 PM
Updated: 07 July 2016 10:31 PM

One DART officer was killed and several other officers have been wounded after shots were fired in downtown Dallas during a rally and march Thursday night.
Per a statement from Dallas police Chief Brown:

"Tonight it appears that two snipers shot ten police officers from elevated positions during the protest/rally. Three officers are deceased, two are in surgery and three are in critical condition. An intensive search for suspects is currently underway. No suspects are in custody at this time. We ask that any citizen with information regarding the shootings tonight call 214-671-3482."

Bystanders reported hearing multiple shots fired near the area of Market and Main streets, but police have not confirmed any details.

There are reports that two people have been detained and SWAT vehicles have arrived on the scene. Negotiators are in contact with someone, KXAS-TV (NBC5) reported.

Four DART officers were wounded in the shooting and one was killed Thursday night.

Morgan Lyons, a spokesman for DART, said the officers were taken to Parkland Memorial Hospital and another to Baylor University Medical Center. Conditions were not available Thursday night.

It's unclear whether officers from other agencies are involved, but there are reports that two Dallas police officers were also wounded in the shooting.

A spokesperson for Baylor has confirmed that "multiple people" have been taken to the hospital.

One shooting victim has been taken to Parkland and Baylor, NBC5 reports.

Melinda Gutierrez @MelindaDPD

Please keep my brothers/sisters in blue in your prayers tonight.

People are being asked to leave the immediate downtown area, some are walking and others are running. People are sheltering in place in buildings around downtown. Police were clearing floors of the Omni Hotel, but they were allowed to return about 30 minutes later.

KDFW-TV (Channel 4) reports that crime scene tape is up at Baylor where multiple police units are on scene. There is also a heavy police presence at Parkland.

The West End is surrounded by about a dozen police squad cars.

DART has suspended all bus and rail service in downtown. TRE service will stop at Victory Station.

El Centro College's main campus in the 800 block of Main Street has been placed on lockdown. Classes are in session.

"Everyone just started running," said Devante Odom, 21. "We lost touch with two of our friends just trying to get out of there."

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Stay-at-home mom Renee Sifflet of Dallas stood at the corner of Commerce and Houston, waiting for the chaos to die down so she could retrieve her three teenage kids, who were in hiding.

"I brought them here for a positive experience, something they could say they were part of when they're older, " she said. "Then it turned negative."

When they started running, she said, she actually lost track of her 15-year-old son for two frightening minutes in the mayhem. "Thank God he has a cell phone," she said.

http://www.dallasnews.com/news/local...llas-rally.ece

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Authorities in Dallas confirm that at least one Dallas Area Rapid Transit Authority (DART) police officer has been shot and killed, three others wounded in a shooting during a protest over police shootings.

Local media is reporting that one suspect has been 'neutralized' by police, and another is pinned down and may be in negotiations with police. Complete coverage including live video now on Fox News and FoxNews.com.

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Dallas Police Chief David Brown says that at least 10 officers were shot and four were killed — one city police officer and three transit officers — when two snipers opened fire on police officers from elevated positions during a protest over police shootings of African Americans. One suspect has been 'neutralized,' while another surrendered to police. Watch press conference and complete coverage now on Fox News and FoxNews.com.

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Cops Shoot White Guy in Fresno; Nobody Pays Attention


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BY:
HANK BERRIEN
JULY 7, 2016

Somehow, the shooting of an unarmed white man by police isn’t drawing any attention from the mainstream media.

Unlike the shootings of Philando Castile and Alton Sterling, which have created yet another firestorm complete with accusations of police racism, the media is ignoring the death of Dylan Noble, a 19-year-old white man, on June 25.

According to Fresno police, they responded to a report that a man was walking around with a rifle. Spotting a speeding truck, they tried to accost the driver, Noble. Instead, he fled and led the police on a half-mile chase.

Noble finally entered a gas station parking lot; police asserted he kept his hands hidden, and made a "conscious effort to conceal one hand behind his back, then in his waistband, as he exited the truck, and walked away from officers," according to a press release from Fresno police.

Police said Noble muttered that he "hated his life," reversed direction and walked back toward the police, prompting them to shoot him four times.

A witness standing roughly 100 feet away videotaped the incident for 26 seconds; the video shows two shots being fired. ABC 7 reported, “Noble appears to already be on the ground near or underneath his truck. There was a 14 second gap in between the two shots in the video.” Police body cameras also filmed the incident, but the department will not release it to the public as yet.

A further investigation revealed Noble was unarmed.

Noble's parents have hired lawyers for a prospective lawsuit against the police; have retained attorneys who were looking at the possibility of suing the police department.

Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer pointed out that the video does not show what preceded the shots: police issuing commands to Noble for over a minute as he ignored them and made motions as though he was armed. Dyer stated, "When he gets within about 12 feet of the officers, he makes the statement 'I hate my effing life' and then he quickly starts to pull his hand out when the officer fires two rounds and shoots him.”

Although the witness video is inconclusive as to what happened prior to the shooting, Dyer said body cam footage from about 10 to 12 feet away was more comprehensive, saying, "That happened twice, where he deliberately raised his shirt with the left hand and reached with his right hand underneath his shirt into the waistband. The officers, at that point, believed he was trying to retrieve a firearm and they fired."

Dyer explained the reason for the reticence of the department to release the video: the ongoing investigation. He added, "I believe it explains so much, but I believe it is premature. I don't want to taint any potential witnesses." He said the video could be released in the next two months. He concluded that he has asked the FBI and the U.S. Attorney General's office to conduct their own investigations; they said they would do so.

http://www.dailywire.com/news/7274/c...ign=benshapiro

11 Officers Shot, 3 Fatally, by Snipers Amid Dallas Protest Against Police Killings

ABC News - 21 minutes ago

BREAKING NEWS
Dallas police: 4 officers killed, 11 shot at protest

• Disturbance sends people running
• Obama: 'Not just a black issue'
• Beyoncé: 'Stop killing us'

BREAKING NEWS: SNIPERS OPEN FIRE ON DALLAS POLICE, KILLING AT LEAST 4 COPS AND WOUNDING AS MANY AS 7 MORE OFFICERS
Police say 'some shot in the back'; suspects 'threatened to plant a bomb'

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