DALLAS: Three Suspects In Custody, One Dead

From the Voice Of America:

Dallas police say three suspects are in custody and a fourth is dead hours after snipers killed five police officers during a coordinated attack on a peaceful demonstration. At least six officers were wounded in the ambush which occurred Thursday evening during a protest against the killing of two black men by white police officers in Minnesota and Louisiana.

Dallas Police Chief David Brown said the suspects have not given any indication about why they launched their attack on the officers. Brown said one of the detained suspects is a female. The other two suspects being interviewed, Brown said, were seen with camouflage bags, prompting officers to follow their car.

Much of the city’s downtown area remains on lockdown. The police chief said he did not have a “complete comfort level” that all the suspects have been detained. Officials say the attackers had intended widespread damage and a suspicious package has been secured by the city’s bomb squad. Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings has asked people who work in the downtown area where the shootings occurred to stay away Friday.