Current Drudge Report headlines:
BLACK LIVES PROTEST TURNS MASSACRE
5 COPS SHOT DEAD IN DALLAS
NATION IN SHOCK
‘THE END IS COMING’
Washington Post: Three in custody after shooting at rally against police violence
The Dallas police chief believes the suspects worked together with rifles “triangulated at elevated positions at difference places in the downtown area” to attack law enforcement in what is considered the worst mass shooting of officers in the U.S. history. The first shots were heard as Thursday’s protests were ending.
NBC News: 2 Snipers Ambush, Kill 5 Officers, Injure 6 in Dallas Following Peaceful Protest
It is the the deadliest attack on U.S. law enforcement since Sept. 11, 2001, NBC News reports.
Five officers are dead – four Dallas police officers and one DART transit officer – after two snipers ambushed and opened fire on police at the end of a peaceful protest against nationwide officer-involved shootings Thursday night, officials say.
One suspect is dead, a Dallas police detective tells NBC 5 early Friday morning, and three other suspects were in custody in connection with the shooting.