In a nationally televised press conference, Dallas Police Chief David Brown just revealed that the dead suspect in last night’s attack had declared his anger over recent police shootings and wanted to kill white officers.
“The suspect said he was upset about Black Lives Matter. He said he was upset about recent police shootings. The suspect stated he wanted to kill white people, especially white officers. The suspect stated he was not affiliated with any groups and he stated that he did this alone.”
According to Brown, the suspect had been cornered and was killed with a robotic device controlled by the police.
Gunman killed in stand-off wanted to “kill white officers”, #Dallas police chief says https://t.co/HC1DO4E2zy https://t.co/0sql1YPeg2
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) July 8, 2016