The incident took place on Thursday evening during a peaceful demonstration against police brutality in Dallas.
The demonstration was organized to protest against the recent cases of shooting by white police officers of two African-Americans, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and St. Paul, Minn.
During the demonstrations were attacked policemen who secures it. As a result of the shooting, which began sniper killed five officers and seven were injured. Victims were also two civilians.
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The assailant removed the drones
Her captor was African American 25-year-old Micah Xavier Johnson, the serial reserve forces the US military who served in Afghanistan from November 2013 until July 2014.
The man was liquidated with the help of the so-called drone. bomb-robot when he refused after talking to negotiators to leave the place where you shot.
It was agreed that Johnson did not go earlier in conflict with the law and had no criminal record.
Revision in his apartment revealed, however, that zmagazynował its materials for the preparation of explosives in the home, as well as books and instructional brochures on battle tactics.
Photo. PAP / EPA / RALPH LAUER
He was a lone wolf?
The most important thing is now to determine whether the 25-year-old had links with organizations terrorist or acted in an organized group or individually.
White House spokesman Josh Earnest said at Friday’s press conference that so far there are no grounds to speak about any relationships Johnson with terrorist organizations in the US and abroad.
The mayor of Dallas, Mike Rawling, He is convinced that the attacker was a lone wolf. He said m.in .: “we believe now that the suspect is no longer alive, that our city again became a safe.”
In association with organized terrorism striker does not believe the governor of Texas Greg Abbot, who said, that “does not have the information that allows to assume that Johnson had accomplices.”
Photo. PAP / EPA / ERIK S. LESSER
In turn, the State of Texas Attorney Ken Paxton stated that at this stage it can not be completely ruled out. In an interview with television station MSNBC noted: “We have not yet entirely sure whether Johnson acted alone or had accomplices.” He added that it takes interviewing witnesses and suspects.
According to information published by the prosecution that shortly before the shooting of 25-year-old posted on the facebook page of the Black Panther Party – a radical American organization set up to protect the black minority in the US – a very aggressive comment, which expressed indignation and rage because aggression against African Americans.
Barack Obama returns to the United States
– President Barack Obama, who is now at the NATO summit in Warsaw is kept informed situation – said a spokesman for the White House.
The American leader has decided to shorten his visit to Spain, where he will be after the NATO summit, one day. To the United States will return on Sunday.
On Friday, Obama spoke by phone with the chief of police in Dallas David Brown. He folded his hands condolences to the police. He also talked to the US Attorney General Loretta Lynch, who informed him about the investigation.
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Abandoned flag
In connection with the shooting in Dallas American flags to 12 July has been lowered to half-mast in front of the White House, public buildings, military bases and naval vessels.
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