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4 US Police Officers Dead After Shooting in Downtown Dallas

Farouk Mohammed
By Farouk Mohammed
Published: July 8, 2016
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Two Snipers took out at least four officers and injured eight others in a shootout in down town Dallas United States in an opened fire on police at the end of a protest against nationwide officer-involved shootings, officials say.

At least eight other Dallas police officers were hit, including three that are in critical condition; three additional DART officers suffered injuries that were not life threatening in the shooting.

Police are searching for two suspects who opened fire on the officers as the rally drew to a close.

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Dallas Police Chief David Brown released the following statement Thursday evening:

Just before 11 p.m. Brown said an 11th officer was injured in a shootout with one of the snipers.

The ATF and FBI have joined the investigation, and Chief Brown said agents are searching downtown for the possibility that there may be a bomb planted somewhere.

Dallas police released a photo of a man whom they consider a “person of interest” in the shootings.

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Dallas police released a photo of a man considered a person of interest in the shootings in downtown Dallas.

The gunshots rang out about 9 p.m. following a protest and rally held after two black men were died in police shootings in Louisiana and Minnesota this week.

Scores of police officers arrived downtown following the shooting, which took place along Main Street between and Market and Lamar streets, a block from the Old Red Courthouse building.

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