Dallas protest: Four police officers dead in sniper shooting
Four Dallas police officers have been shot dead by sniper fire during protests against the shooting of black men by police, authorities say, BBC reports.
According to the source, one suspect is in custody after a shootout with police, while a person of interest turned himself in. Gunfire broke out as demonstrators marched through the city.
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.
“We believe that these suspects were positioning themselves in a way to triangulate on these officers from two different perches... and planned to injure and kill as many law enforcement officers as they could,” he said.
The Dallas protests were among several held across the US over the police use of lethal force against African Americans.