Dallas police kill gunman during standoff
A gunman who opened fire at the police headquarters in Dallas, Texas on Saturday has likely been killed by a police sniper following a tense standoff that continued for several hours.
The suspect, identified as 50-year-old James Boulware, was shot by a sniper in a parking lot in the Dallas suburb of Hutchins, Dallas Police Chief David Brown said at a news conference Saturday morning.
“Our SWAT snipers shot at the suspect through the front windshield of the van, striking the suspect,” Brown told reporters. “Since that time, we have sent the bomb tech robot that has a camera to try and confirm whether the suspect is deceased.”
The assault began shortly after midnight when the man began firing at the Dallas police headquarters and at police cars.
Witnesses reported seeing what appeared to be multiple people firing automatic weapons at the police station, but Brown said only one individual was involved in the shooting.
After the shootout at the headquarters, the suspect drove about 13 miles to a restaurant where another firefight ensued. After a 5 hour standoff, police snipers shot the man through the van's front windshield.
The attacker also planted at least one set of pipe bombs in a bag outside the station, designed to "explode upon touch," Brown said.
Apart from the dead gunman, no one was injured in the incident, the police chief said.
“He could have easily struck a civilian, but we think his intent was to strike officers,” he said. “He didn’t care when officers confronted him. He shot at officers just as freely as he was able to.”
The Dallas police have not received any specific threats leading up to this attack, Brown said, but he said there have been threats “against law enforcement across the country for some time now.”
AHT/AGB
US photographer opens Berlin exhibition with anti-Israel speech
Majority of US Jewish teens 'sympathize with Palestinians': Survey
Malcolm X’s daughters sue US police, FBI, CIA over ‘intentional’ killing
Iran reports 11% drop in domestic red meat supply
Arab League affirms support for Iraq amid Israel's threats of military action
VIDEO | Fierce fight in Southern Lebanon
Over 1000 medics killed in Gaza as Israel systematically targets hospitals
Iran’s steel output down 1.9% y/y in October to 3 mln mt: Worldsteel
Islamabad in lockdown as Imran Khan supporters march for his release
VIDEO | Russia's new hypersonic missiles target Ukraine
VIDEO | US expands military role in Yemen
PressTV NEWSLETTER
now
This makes it easy to access the Press TV website
