5 officers killed at Dallas protest over police killing
Online Desk
08 Jul 2016 00:01 AM । Update: 08 Jul 2016 11:49 AM
Police officers have been shot in Dallas, Texas, at a protest. Photograph: Laura Buckman/AFP/Getty Images
Multiple police officers have been killed during a protest in Dallas over shootings by police of black men in Louisiana and Minnesota.
Five Dallas police officers were killed and seven others were wounded, Dallas Police Chief David Brown said in a statement, reports CNN.
One Dallas Area Rapid Transit officer was fatally shot, the agency tweeted.
It's not clear if Brown included the DART officers in his tally.
Brown said two snipers shot the 10 from elevated positions during a protest. Two officers are in surgery and three are in critical condition. No suspects were in custody.
Three other DART officers were also shot. Their injuries are not considered life-threatening, DART said.
