Fifth officer dies in Dallas shootout, sniper suspect dead :VIDEO
Fifth officer dies in Dallas shootout, sniper suspect dead
CNBC.com staff | @CNBC 36 Mins Ag
One of the suspected Dallas shooters has been "neutralized, NBC affiliate KXAS reports, after the suspect threatened the "end is coming" for police officers.
Meanwhile, a fifth police officer has died of their injuries, the Dallas Police Department said.
Eleven officers were shot by two snipers, who opened fire from elevated positions in a coordinated attack after a rally in Dallas, Texas. The rally was being held to protest the deaths of two black men this week at the hands of police.
On Friday, U.S. President Barack Obama called the attacks "vicious" and unjustifiable.
"We still don't know all the facts but we do know that there has been a vicious, calculated and despicable attack on law enforcement," he said, speaking after meeting with European Council President Donald Tusk and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on the sidelines of a NATO summit in Warsaw in Poland.
"We are horrified over these events and we stand unified with the people and the police department in Dallas," he added. "There is no possible justification for these kinds of attacks. Anyone involved will become accountable and justice will be done," he said.
At the press conference held close to 2 a.m. ET, Dallas Police Chief David Brown said a suspect, who was holed up in a second-floor garage in the city's downtown area, was exchanging gunfire with police and "not being very cooperative."
"The suspect we're negotiating with ... has told our negotiators that the end is coming and he's going to hurt and kill more of us, meaning law enforcement, and that there are bombs all over the place and downtown, so we're being very careful with our tactics, so we don't put our officers in harm's way, or the citizens," Brown said. KXAS reported later that the threat had been "neutralized".
He said a woman had been taken into custody after she was observed by police carrying a camouflaged bag, which she put into a car that then sped off. The vehicle was stopped by police and they were currently questioning two occupants, Brown said.
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