Five Police Officers Dead, Several Hurt at Dallas Protest Two snipers opened fire amid rally over police shootings of two black men, Alton Sterling and Philando CastileBy Dan Molinski, Dan Frosch , Alejandro Lazo
http://www.wsj.com/articles/shots-fired-at-dallas-protest-over-police-shootings-in-baton-rouge-and-minnesota-1467947604
DALLAS—Eleven police officers were shot by at least two snipers here Thursday night during a protest over police brutality, leaving five officers dead and wounding six, throwing the city into chaos and turning parts of downtown into a massive crime scene by Friday morning.
Dallas Police Chief David Brown said the snipers had opened fire on officers from “elevated positions” during the protests. A civilian was also wounded.
By early morning Friday, three suspects were in custody, including a woman. A fourth was hunkered down in a city garage, exchanging gunfire with police.
The suspect told police negotiators that “the end is coming,” and that bombs have been placed around the garage and downtown with the aim of killing more law-enforcement personnel, Chief Brown said, adding that he had asked his staff for a plan to end the standoff.
Police are working on the assumption that all four may have been involved in the attack. It appeared the suspects had knowledge of the protest route, allowing them to take up “triangulated” positions above the march and target officers.
Police were still searching for other suspects over night, just hours before thousand of workers would fill offices, restaurants and shops in the downtown.
“We still don’t have a complete comfort level that we have all the suspects,” Chief Brown said, adding a search of the area was continuing.
Police and city officials said that large areas of downtown would be closed Friday as police continued their investigation.
Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings told Dallas residents to check with a city website and their employers to see if they would have access to their workplaces. Parts of the city are “an active crime scene,” Mayor Rawlings said, “and we are asking you to stay away from that area.” CONTINUE AT SITE
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