Dallas Shooting - Page 3

September 1, 2016

Dallas police chief who oversaw response to sniper attack to retire

Dallas police Chief David Brown announced his retirement Thursday, bringing an end to a tenure marked by police unions that at one time demanded his resignation and by widespread praise for his response to a July sniper attack that killed five officers.

August 24, 2016

Dallas gunman who attacked police had symptoms of PTSD, records show

The Army reservist who killed five Dallas police officers last month showed symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder after returning home from Afghanistan in 2014, but doctors concluded that he presented no serious risk to himself or others, according to newly released documents from the Veterans Health Administration.

August 17, 2016

Army took away Dallas police shooter's gun during sexual harassment probe

The Army confiscated Dallas police shooter Micah Johnson's firearm while investigating a sexual harassment claim against him in 2014, according to documents released Wednesday.

July 29, 2016

Grenade found in Dallas gunman's room on Afghan base, Army says

The Army reservist who killed five Dallas police officers had kept an unauthorized grenade in his room on an Afghanistan base in 2014, according to a report by Army officials investigating a sexual harassment complaint against him.

July 20, 2016

Firefighters forced to remove police flag due to 'extremist' fears

A group of firefighters in Riverside County, California wanted to honor police officers killed in Baton Rouge and Dallas. You'll never believe what happened next...

July 16, 2016

Funeral held for last of five murdered Dallas police officers

Hundreds of law enforcement officers from across the country have joined with Navy personnel to honor Patrick Zamarripa, one of the officers slain last week in Dallas by a gunman.

July 16, 2016

Officials say Dallas police gunman had no large stockpile of bomb materials

The gunman who killed five Dallas police officers did not have a large stockpile of bomb-making materials at his suburban home, two officials said Friday, contradicting earlier claims that Micah Johnson possessed enough explosives to stage a larger attack.

July 15, 2016

What a real conversation on race requires (no, we haven't had one yet)

On Tuesday, in Dallas, at the memorial service for the five white cops murdered by a black gunman, President Obama delivered a graceful and eloquent meditation on race relations in America.

July 14, 2016

Still unclear why Dallas gunman was honorably discharged from US Army

Almost a week after the Dallas sniper attacks, it's still unclear how the gunman obtained an honorable discharge from the military even though Army officials sent him home from Afghanistan with a recommendation that he be thrown out of the armed forces.

July 13, 2016

Obama: America 'not even close' to solving police, community issues

President Barack Obama, concluding a more than three-hour meeting Wednesday with community activists, politicians and law enforcement officials, said America is "not even close" to where it needs to be in terms of resolving issues between police and the communities they serve.