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| 4th Dallas suspect shoots himself in standoff with police - reports | 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. | 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 a “self-inflicted gunshot wound,” Fox News tweeted. | The suspect, who was holed up in a Dallas parking garage, died from a “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. | 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. | 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. | 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 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 spread to the streets, where major corporations, restaurants and courthouses have premises. Police believe the attack was coordinated. | The incident then spread 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. | "[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 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. | Two officers 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. |
| President Barack Obama called the shooting “a vicious, calculated, and despicable attack on law enforcement.” | President Barack Obama called the shooting “a vicious, calculated, and despicable attack on law enforcement.” |
| “Police in Dallas were on duty doing their jobs keeping the people safe during a peaceful protest,” Obama said at a press conference ahead of the NATO summit in Warsaw. | “Police in Dallas were on duty doing their jobs keeping the people safe during a peaceful protest,” Obama said at a press conference ahead of the NATO summit in Warsaw. |
| He said that when people “are armed with powerful weapons” it makes attacks like the one in Dallas “more deadly, more tragic.” | He said that when people “are armed with powerful weapons” it makes attacks like the one in Dallas “more deadly, more tragic.” |
| “And in the days ahead we are going to have to consider those realities as well,” he added. | “And in the days ahead we are going to have to consider those realities as well,” he added. |
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