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4th Dallas suspect shoots himself in standoff with police - reports | |
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A fourth Dallas ambush suspect has reportedly shot himself during a standoff with police, Fox affiliate KDFW said. At least five officers were killed and six injured as a protest over Alton Sterling's and Philando Castile’s fatal shootings turned violent. | |
LIVE UPDATES: Dallas protest turns violent, 5 officers dead | LIVE UPDATES: Dallas protest turns violent, 5 officers dead |
The suspect, who was holed up in a Dallas parking garage, died from “self-inflicted gunshot wound,” Fox News tweeted. | |
The Dallas Morning News also says the suspect, who was exchanging fire with police in the El Centro College garage, is dead. | |
A fifth suspect may also be dead, CBS reported on Twitter, stressing this information has not been officially confirmed. | |
Three other suspects are all in custody. | |
The violence started on Thursday night during a peaceful protest in Dallas over the fatal shootings of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, LA, and Philando Castile in St. Paul, MN. At least four attackers, holed up in a downtown garage, used sniper rifles against police officers. | |
The incident then sprawled to the streets, where major corporations, restaurants and courthouses have premises. Police believe the attack was coordinated. | |
"[They were] working together with rifles, triangulating at elevated positions in different points in the downtown area where the march ended up going," Dallas Police Chief David Brown told a news conference. | |
READ MORE: Dallas suspect with rifle engaging in firefight with policeman (GRAPHIC VIDEO) | READ MORE: Dallas suspect with rifle engaging in firefight with policeman (GRAPHIC VIDEO) |
Brown also said the suspects had threatened to plant bombs in the downtown Dallas area. | Brown also said the suspects had threatened to plant bombs in the downtown Dallas area. |
Two officers of those injured in the shooting are in surgery while three remain in a critical condition, according to KTRK news. The condition of the sixth injured officer is unknown. |