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Chaos at Black lives Matter Dallas protest for two black men Alton Sterling and Philando Castile slain by police – four officers dead, seven others shot at protest in downtown Dallas as snipers target the cops

&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpcnt">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpa">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<span class&equals;"wpa-about">Advertisements<&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"u top&lowbar;amp">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<amp-ad width&equals;"300" height&equals;"265"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; type&equals;"pubmine"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-siteid&equals;"109460728"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-section&equals;"1">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div><h3><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;330606&semi;"><strong>Two snipers  shoot eleven police officers&comma; killing 4&comma; during Black Lives Matter protest march in downtown  Dallas<&sol;strong><strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<h3><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;330606&semi;"><strong>Protesters had taken to the streets of major cities  across America to protest against the deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile&comma; calling for justice for  the two black men shot dead by police this week<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<h3><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;330606&semi;"><strong>Gunmen open fire from &&num;8216&semi;elevated positions&&num;8217&semi;&comma; picking off officers at the demonstration&comma; 4 cops have died&comma; 3 in critical condition&comma; 4 others were injured<br &sol;>&NewLine;<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<h3><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;330606&semi;"><strong>Both shooters still on the run&comma; one believed to be holed up in a garage wearing tactical gear and armor<img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-46038" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;07&sol;cops-killed-during-protest15&period;jpg" alt&equals;"cops killed during protest15&period;jpg" width&equals;"1024" height&equals;"768" &sol;><&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<h6><strong>The protest initially started off peaceful<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<div><img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-45950" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;07&sol;cops-killed-during-protest1&period;jpg" alt&equals;"cops killed during protest1" width&equals;"1200" height&equals;"800" &sol;><&sol;div>&NewLine;<h6><strong>Dallas Police officers turn from protectors to victims of a vicious sniper attack<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<div>As thousands of protesters took to the streets across America&comma; Thursday&comma; protesting against the deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile&comma; two snipers shot eleven police officers &&num;8211&semi; killing 4 &&num;8211&semi; as they unleashed chaos at a protest in Dallas&period; The protests were taking place in the major hubs of New York&comma; Chicago&comma; Atlanta&comma; Washington DC and Philadelphia on Thursday evening when the mayhem erupted&period; The two gunmen opened fire from &&num;8216&semi;elevated positions&&num;8217&semi;&comma; picking off officers at the demonstration&comma; police said&period; Four police officers have died&comma; three are in a critical condition and four others were injured&comma; police chief David Brown said&period; Both shooters are still on the run and one is believed to be holed up in a garage wearing tactical gear and armor&period; It is suspected that they may have also planted bombs before the ambush&period;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<h6><img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-45952" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;07&sol;cops-killed-during-protest9&period;png" alt&equals;"cops killed during protest9" width&equals;"956" height&equals;"606" &sol;> <strong>Police officer running for cover as the shooting starts<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<p>Police Chief David Brown said that two snipers opened fire at a demonstration around 9 p&period;m&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;At least four officers died and seven others were wounded after gunfire erupted at a protest in downtown Dallas&comma; according to police&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Police Chief David Brown said that two snipers opened fire at a demonstration from elevated positions around 9 p&period;m&period; and that neither suspect was in custody as of 10&colon;30 p&period;m&period; local time&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"ra-module h">&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"ra-figure"><figcaption>&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"ra-caption"><img class&equals;"alignnone wp-image-45942" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;07&sol;cops-killed-during-protest8&period;png" alt&equals;"cops killed during protest8&period;png" width&equals;"780" height&equals;"373" &sol;>Dallas Police respond after shots were fired at a Black Lives Matter rally in downtown Dallas on Thursday&comma;<&sol;h6>&NewLine;<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>He said in a statement that two wounded officers were in surgery  and three were in critical condition&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"ra-module h">&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"ra-figure"><img class&equals;"alignnone wp-image-45944" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;07&sol;cops-killed-during-protest6&period;jpg" alt&equals;"cops killed during protest6&period;jpg" width&equals;"818" height&equals;"451" &sol;><figcaption>&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"ra-caption">Protesters run for cover as gunfire erupted at the downtown Dallas protest against police brutality<&sol;h6>&NewLine;<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>Videos from the scene showed dozens of shots being fired&comma; with other clips showing protesters fleeing to safety&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"ra-module">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"ra-video">&NewLine;<div id&equals;"twitter-widget-0" class&equals;"twitter-video twitter-video-rendered">&NewLine;<div><img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-45947" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;07&sol;cops-killed-during-protest5&period;png" alt&equals;"cops killed during protest5&period;png" width&equals;"1162" height&equals;"720" &sol;><&sol;div>&NewLine;<h6><strong>Police are looking for a suspect&comma; a black male wearing tactical gear&comma; as of 9&colon;45 p&period;&period;m&period; local time&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"ra-module">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"ra-video">&NewLine;<div id&equals;"twitter-widget-1" class&equals;"twitter-video twitter-video-rendered">&NewLine;<div><img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-45951" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;07&sol;cops-killed-during-protest7&period;png" alt&equals;"cops killed during protest7" width&equals;"1169" height&equals;"694" &sol;><&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<h6><strong>Dallas Police officer at the ER&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-45949" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;07&sol;cops-killed-during-protest4&period;png" alt&equals;"cops killed during protest4" width&equals;"724" height&equals;"402" &sol;><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"ra-module">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"ra-embed">&NewLine;<div id&equals;"twitter-widget-2" class&equals;"twitter-video twitter-video-rendered">&NewLine;<h6><strong>Police hunker down as the two snipers fire from strategic  &&num;8216&semi;elevated positions&&num;8217&semi;&comma; shooting the exposed officers at will  during the demonstration in downtown Dallas on Thursday evening&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<h6><img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-45964" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;07&sol;cops-killed-during-protest11&period;jpg" alt&equals;"cops killed during protest11&period;jpg" width&equals;"962" height&equals;"806" &sol;>P<strong>olice release image of suspect&comma; walking around town with assault rifle&comma; which was later retracted as the man was not aa<&sol;strong><em><br &sol;>&NewLine;<&sol;em><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div>Dallas Police had been live-tweeting the protest&comma; which had up until the gunshots had been peaceful&period;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div><span id&equals;"ext-gen374">One of the alleged shooters &&num;8211&semi; wearing tactical gear and a bulletproof vest &&num;8211&semi; was hunkered down in a garage earlier on Thursday evening and engaged cops in a shootout before he was detained&comma; a police source said&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"mol-para-with-font">A video taken on a cell phone by a Dallas resident shows a heroic policeman trying to shoot one of the gunmen&period; The officer is seen ducking behind a pillar but was subsequently shot by the gunman&comma; who then stands over the cop and pumps another bullet into him&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Police Chief Brown said that it appeared the shooters &&num;8216&semi;planned to injure and kill as many<br &sol;>&NewLine;officers as they could&&num;8217&semi;&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Officers are actively negotiating with a gunman that has barricaded himself on the second floor of the El Centro College garage and is exchanging gunfire with police&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The gunman told police&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The end is coming&comma;” and is threatening to kill more officers&period; He also told police the garage is rigged with bombs&period;The suspects &&num;8216&semi;have threatened to plant a bomb in the downtown area&&num;8217&semi;&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;It is not known if the shooters were protesters&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Dallas Police released an image of a man &&num;8211&semi; named as Mark Hughes &&num;8211&semi; brandishing a rifle as he walked through the city carrying what appeared to be an assault rifle and wearing a camouflage shirt&period; The force tweeted&colon; &&num;8216&semi;Please help us find him&excl;&&num;8217&semi;<br &sol;>&NewLine;However&comma; a video shows the black man wandering among panicked protesters moments after gunfire erupted and he is not shooting&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;A man claiming to Hughes&&num;8217&semi; brother tweeted that he was not involved in the shooting and had taken himself to a police station after Dallas Police released his picture&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div><&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div><&sol;div>&NewLine;

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