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| target = White police officers in Dallas<ref>{{cite web |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/dallas-shooting-suspect-wanted-kill-white-people-white/story?id=40431306 |title=Dallas Shooting Suspect Micah Johnson Had Rifles, Bombmaking Materials in His Home, Police Say |last3=Shapiro |first3=Emily |last2=Jacobo |first2=Julia |last1=Wash |first1=Stephanie |date=July 9, 2016 |access-date=May 30, 2017 |work=[[ABC News]]}}</ref>
| target = Police officers in Dallas<ref>{{cite web |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/dallas-shooting-suspect-wanted-kill-white-people-white/story?id=40431306 |title=Dallas Shooting Suspect Micah Johnson Had Rifles, Bombmaking Materials in His Home, Police Say |last3=Shapiro |first3=Emily |last2=Jacobo |first2=Julia |last1=Wash |first1=Stephanie |date=July 9, 2016 |access-date=May 30, 2017 |work=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]}}</ref>
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| date = July 7–8, 2016
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| perp = Micah Xavier Johnson
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| weapons = * [[Saiga semi-automatic rifle|Saiga]] [[AK-74]] [[5.45×39mm]] semi-automatic rifle<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/dallas-police-ambush/dallas-gunman-micah-johnson-used-saiga-ak-74-assault-style-n608311|title=Dallas Gunman Micah Johnson Used Assault-Style Rifle: Law Enforcement|work=NBC News|date=July 13, 2016 }}</ref>
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| motive = Backlash to [[Police brutality in the United States|police brutality]], anti-white racism<ref name="PossibleMotives">{{cite news |title=Dallas Police shed light on gunman's possible motives |work=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] |date=July 8, 2016 |access-date=July 10, 2016 |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/video/dallas-police-shed-light-gunmans-motives-40431927 |quote=The suspect said he was upset about Black Lives Matter. He said he was upset about the recent police shootings.The suspect said he was upset with white people. The suspect stated he wanted to kill racist white people, especially white officers.}}</ref><ref name=NBC.Shot>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/protests-spawn-cities-across-u-s-over-police-shootings-black-n605686|title=Dallas Police 'Ambush': 12 Officers Shot, 5 Killed During Protest|work=NBC News|date=July 7, 2016|access-date=July 7, 2016|first1=F. Brinley|last1=Bruton|first2=Alexander |last2=Smith |first3=Elizabeth |last3=Chuck|first4=Phil|last4=Helsel}}</ref><ref name="ShapiroSuspect">{{cite news|last1=Shapiro |first1=Emily |last2=Jacobo |first2=Julia|last3=Wash|first3=Stephanie|title=Dallas Shooting Suspect Micah Xavier Johnson Had Rifles, Bomb-Making Materials in His Home, Police Say|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/dallas-shooting-suspect-wanted-kill-white-people-white/story?id=40431306 |work=ABC News|date=July 9, 2016|access-date=July 9, 2016}}</ref>
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{{wikinews|Five police officers killed in Dallas, Texas during sniper attack}}
{{wikinews|Five police officers killed in Dallas, Texas during sniper attack}}


On July 7, 2016, Micah Xavier Johnson ambushed a group of police officers in [[Dallas]], [[Texas]], shooting and killing five officers, and injuring nine others. Two civilians were also wounded. Johnson was an [[United States Army Reserve|Army Reserve]] [[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|Afghan War]] veteran and was angry over [[Police use of deadly force in the United States|police shootings]] of [[African Americans|black]] men. The shooting happened at the end of a protest against the police killings of [[Shooting of Alton Sterling|Alton Sterling]] in [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana|Baton Rouge]], [[Louisiana]], and [[Shooting of Philando Castile|Philando Castile]] in [[Falcon Heights, Minnesota]], which had occurred in the preceding days.
On July 7, 2016, Micah Xavier Johnson ambushed and shot police officers in [[Dallas]], [[Texas]], killing five, injuring nine others, and wounding two civilians. Johnson, a 25-year-old [[United States Army Reserve|Army Reserve]] [[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|Afghan War]] veteran, was angry over white [[List of unarmed African Americans killed by law enforcement officers in the United States|police shootings of black men]]. He shot the officers at the end of a protest against the recent killings by police of [[Shooting of Alton Sterling|Alton Sterling]] in [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana]], and [[Shooting of Philando Castile|Philando Castile]] in [[Falcon Heights, Minnesota]].


Following the shooting, Johnson fled inside a building on the campus of [[El Centro College]]. Police followed him there, and a standoff ensued. In the early hours of July 8, police killed Johnson with a [[bomb]] attached to a remote control [[bomb disposal robot]]. The robot charged into Johnson's legs and detonated, which killed him. It was the first time [[Law enforcement in the United States|U.S. law enforcement]] used a [[robot]] to kill a suspect.<ref name=Guardian.Identified>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jul/08/police-bomb-robot-explosive-killed-suspect-dallas|title=Use of police robot to kill Dallas shooting suspect believed to be first in US history|last=Thielman|first=Sam|date=July 8, 2016|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=August 8, 2019}}</ref>
Johnson fled to a building on the campus of [[El Centro College]], where police executed him several hours later with a [[bomb]] attached to a remote-controlled [[bomb disposal robot]]. It was the first time [[Law enforcement in the United States|U.S. law enforcement]] used a [[robot]] to kill a suspect.<ref name=Guardian.Identified>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jul/08/police-bomb-robot-explosive-killed-suspect-dallas|title=Use of police robot to kill Dallas shooting suspect believed to be first in US history|last=Thielman|first=Sam|date=July 8, 2016|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=August 8, 2019}}</ref>


The shooting was the deadliest incident for U.S. law enforcement since the [[September 11, 2001 attacks]], surpassing [[2009 shootings of Oakland police officers|two related March 2009 shootings]] in [[Oakland, California]], and [[2009 Lakewood shooting|a November 2009 ambush shooting]] in [[Lakewood, Washington]], which had each resulted in the death of four police officers and the shooting deaths of both suspects. It was the second-deadliest ''targeted'' attack of U.S. law enforcement officers in history; and the largest since the [[Young Brothers massacre]] of 1932 resulted in the deaths of six law enforcement officers in Missouri.
The shooting was the deadliest incident for U.S. law enforcement since the [[September 11 attacks]], surpassing [[2009 shootings of Oakland police officers|two related March 2009 shootings]] in [[Oakland, California]], and [[2009 Lakewood shooting|a November 2009 ambush shooting]] in [[Lakewood, Washington]], each of which killed four police officers and the gunmen. It was the second-deadliest targeted attack of U.S. law enforcement officers in history; and the largest since the [[Young Brothers massacre]] of 1932 killed six officers in Missouri.


==Background==
==Background==
===2015 attack===
A protest was organized in Dallas by the Next Generation Action Network in response to the killings of two men, [[Shooting of Alton Sterling|Alton Sterling]] and [[Shooting of Philando Castile|Philando Castile]], by police officers in Louisiana and Minnesota, respectively, days before.<ref name=NYTimes.Identified>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/08/us/dallas-police-officers-killed.html|title=Snipers Kill 5 Dallas Officers at Protest Against Police Shootings|last1=McGee|first1=Patrick |last2=Fernandez |first2=Manny|last3=Bromwich|first3=Jonah Engel|date=July 7, 2016|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=July 7, 2016}}</ref> The Dallas protest was one of several held across the United States on the night of July 7.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/protesters-nationwide-hit-the-streets-against-police-shootings/|title=12 officers shot at Dallas protest against police shootings|work=CBS News|date=July 7, 2016|access-date=July 7, 2016|first=Shanika|last=Gunaratna}}</ref> Around 800 protesters were involved, and around 100 police officers were assigned to monitor the event.<ref name=NBC.Shot/><ref name=Dallas.Fired>{{cite web |url=http://www.dallasobserver.com/news/shots-fired-at-downtown-rally-to-protest-police-shootings-shooter-armed-and-still-free-cops-say-8469803|title=11 Dallas Police and DART Officers Wounded, 5 Fatally, at Rally to Protest Police Shootings|work=Dallas Observer|date=July 7, 2016|access-date=July 7, 2016}}</ref> About 20 to 30 [[Open carry in the United States|open-carry]] [[Gun politics in the United States|gun rights]] activists joined the protest march, some wearing [[gas mask]]s, [[bulletproof vest]]s, and [[Battledress|fatigues]], according to Dallas Police Chief [[David Brown (police officer)|David Brown]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newswest9.com/story/32412685/friend-or-foe-open-carry-law-poses-challenge-to-police|title=Friend or foe? Open-carry law poses challenge to police|publisher=News West 9|agency=Associated Press|access-date=July 11, 2016|first=Lisa Marie|last=Pane|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160712125936/http://www.newswest9.com/story/32412685/friend-or-foe-open-carry-law-poses-challenge-to-police|archive-date=July 12, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2016-07-11/friend-or-foe-open-carry-law-poses-challenge-to-police|title=Friend or foe? Open-carry law poses challenge to police|work=U.S. News & World Report|date=July 11, 2016|access-date=July 11, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/07/08/during-deadly-dallas-shooting-confusion-swirled-around-armed-man-carrying-a-rifle/|title=Man falsely connected to the shooting by Dallas police is now getting 'thousands' of death threats|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=July 8, 2016|access-date=July 11, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://time.com/4399697/dallas-shooting-mark-hughes-false-suspect/|title=Falsely Accused Dallas 'Suspect' Now Fears for His Life|last=Newton-Small|first=Jay|magazine=TIME|date=July 9, 2016|access-date=July 11, 2016}}</ref>
Approximately one year before the shooting, a different attack was perpetrated against the [[Dallas Police Department]] (DPD) which ''[[The New York Times]]'' likened to the 2016 shooting, comparing their outcomes and the armament of the perpetrators. Several officers were involved in both incidents.<ref name="NYTimes.2015">{{Cite web |last=Fernandez |first=Manny |date=2016-07-13 |title=Dallas Police Are Used to Recovering From Being in Harm's Way |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/14/us/dallas-police-are-used-to-recovering-from-being-in-harms-way.html |access-date=2024-03-04 |website=The New York Times |language=en-US}}</ref>

On 13 June 2015 at approximately 12:30&nbsp;a.m., 35-year-old James Lance Boulware (October 26, 1979 – June 13, 2015) parked an armored van in front of DPD headquarters, which is located in the [[Cedars, Dallas|Cedars]] neighborhood.<ref name="NYTimes.2015"/> There, he opened fire using what appeared to be a semi-automatic rifle.<ref name="cnn">{{cite news |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2015/06/13/us/dallas-police-headquarters-shooting/ |title=Dallas police HQ shooting: Suspect James Boulware killed during standoff |last1=Hanna |first1=Jason |last2=Sutton |first2=Joe |publisher=[[CNN]] |date=June 13, 2015 |accessdate=June 18, 2015}}</ref> When police officers responded, Boulware rammed a Dallas Police patrol car and began shooting at officers from inside the van, striking the squad cars. He then fled in the van to nearby [[Hutchins, Texas|Hutchins]], Texas ({{convert|10|mi}} south of Dallas), where he stopped in the parking lot of a [[Jack in the Box]] franchise. He remained in the van as a standoff with police ensued.<ref name="AP">{{cite news |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |location=Dallas, Texas |title=Suspects open fire on officers outside Dallas Police HQ |url=http://bigstory.ap.org/article/b75256bda63442be8d872077ac0998bc/gunshots-fired-near-dallas-police-headquarters |date=June 13, 2015 |accessdate=June 13, 2015 |archive-date=June 14, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150614224204/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/b75256bda63442be8d872077ac0998bc/gunshots-fired-near-dallas-police-headquarters |url-status=dead }}</ref> Further gunfire was exchanged with the police while a perimeter was set up around the van, and a SWAT team was called in.<ref name="guardian">{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2015/jun/13/dallas-police-in-armoured-van-chase-after-shootings-rolling-coverage |title=Dallas police in armoured-van chase after shootings – rolling coverage |date=June 13, 2015 |accessdate=June 13, 2015 |last=Gayle |first=Damien |newspaper=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref>

The driver identified himself to police as James Boulware, and claimed that the police had taken his son, accusing him of "being a terrorist". He then cut off communication with officers after making increasingly agitated and angry rants against police. The driver then threatened to blow the police up. The standoff continued as SWAT officers used a [[.50 BMG|.50-caliber]] rifle to disable the [[engine block]] of the armored van.<ref name="guardian" /><ref name="reuters">{{cite news | url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-shooting-texas-idUSKBN0OT07U20150613 | title=Shots fired at Dallas police headquarters, explosive device found | work=[[Reuters]] | date=June 13, 2015 | accessdate=June 13, 2015 | author=Skinner, Curtis | location=San Francisco}}</ref> The standoff ended when a sniper fired additional rounds into the vehicle, killing the driver.<ref name="morningnews">{{cite news | url=http://www.dallasnews.com/news/local-news/20150613-report-of-shots-fired-near-dallas-police-headquarters-prompts-chase.ece | title=Dallas PD defuse additional bombs after attack on HQ; suspect dead | date=June 13, 2015 | accessdate=June 13, 2015 | newspaper=[[The Dallas Morning News]]}}</ref>

Police subsequently sent in robots that used [[Bomb disposal#Projected water disruptors|water charge]]s in an attempt to make entry into the vehicle, which succeeded in breaching the [[windshield]]. Police were then able to verify that the suspect was the only person in the vehicle, and that he was dead.<ref>{{cite news |first=Kevin |last=Young |publisher=[[KXAS-TV]] |title=Gunman in Dallas Police Headquarters Shooting Confirmed Dead |url=http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Shots-Fired-Near-Dallas-Police-Headquarters-307248841.html |date=June 13, 2015 |accessdate=June 13, 2015}}</ref> Police robots also used water charges to disable two sets of pipe bombs found in the van. Due to concerns that the van, which was identified as a purpose-built "Zombie Apocalypse Assault Vehicle and Troop Transport" with gun ports and armor-plated windows, was booby-trapped with explosives, police then destroyed the van in a controlled explosion.<ref name="morningnews" /> No police officers or civilians were injured in the incident.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.wfaa.com/story/news/local/dallas-county/2015/06/13/raw-video-gunfire-at-dallas-police-hq/71179778/|title=Gunmen open fire on Dallas police outside headquarters|work=[[WFAA]]|date=June 13, 2015|accessdate=June 14, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150615224912/http://www.wfaa.com/story/news/local/dallas-county/2015/06/13/raw-video-gunfire-at-dallas-police-hq/71179778/|archive-date=2015-06-15|url-status=dead}}</ref> Four suspicious bags were found at the police headquarters, one of which contained [[pipe bomb]]s.<ref name="AP"/> Another bag exploded while being moved by a police bomb disposal robot, and a third bag found under a police vehicle was detonated by an explosive ordnance disposal team. At 6:19&nbsp;a.m., the headquarters building was confirmed clear of all explosives.<ref name="guardian" />

Dallas officers initially stated that up to four suspects were involved in the attack on their headquarters, but later said they believed only one person was involved and the reports of multiple suspects had resulted from him changing positions during the attack.<ref name="guardian" /> The only clearly identified suspect communicating with police gave his name as James Boulware.<ref name="usatoday">{{cite news | url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/06/13/dallas-police-shooting/71166038/ | title=Gunman surrounded in van after bizarre attack on Dallas police HQ | date=June 13, 2015 | accessdate=June 13, 2015 | author=Stanglin, Doug | newspaper=[[USA Today]]}}</ref> News reports confirmed that Boulware was arrested in [[Paris, Texas]], in 2013 after a report of family violence, and several firearms he owned were also confiscated. Boulware's family members then reported to authorities that they were concerned that he might go on a shooting spree after he threatened to kill all the adult members of his family and to shoot up some churches and schools.<ref name="kten">{{cite news | url=http://www.kten.com/story/22135694/paris-man-arrested-after-family-reports-threats | title=Paris Man Arrested After Family Reports Threats | work=[[KTEN]] | date=May 1, 2013 | accessdate=June 13, 2015}}</ref> Boulware later made threats against a judge in his child custody case after he and the mother of his eleven-year-old son lost custody of their son to Boulware's mother, on the grounds that they were unfit for sole custody of the child.<ref name="heavy">{{cite web | url=http://heavy.com/news/2015/06/james-boulware-dallas-police-headquarters-shooting-shootout-suspect-video-photos-white-male-armored-vehicle-other-suspects-explosives-son-terrorist/ | title=James Boulware: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know | publisher=[[heavy.com|Heavy]] | date=June 13, 2015 | accessdate=June 13, 2015 | author=Cleary, Tom}}</ref>

===Protests===
A protest was organized in Dallas by the Next Generation Action Network in response to the killings of two men, [[Shooting of Alton Sterling|Alton Sterling]] and [[Shooting of Philando Castile|Philando Castile]], by police officers in Louisiana and Minnesota, respectively, days before.<ref name=NYTimes.Identified>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/08/us/dallas-police-officers-killed.html|title=Snipers Kill 5 Dallas Officers at Protest Against Police Shootings|last1=McGee|first1=Patrick |last2=Fernandez |first2=Manny|last3=Bromwich|first3=Jonah Engel|date=July 7, 2016|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=July 7, 2016}}</ref> The Dallas protest was one of several held across the United States on the night of July 7.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/protesters-nationwide-hit-the-streets-against-police-shootings/|title=12 officers shot at Dallas protest against police shootings|work=CBS News|date=July 7, 2016|access-date=July 7, 2016|first=Shanika|last=Gunaratna}}</ref> Around 800 protesters were involved, and around 100 police officers were assigned to monitor the event.<ref name=NBC.Shot>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/protests-spawn-cities-across-u-s-over-police-shootings-black-n605686|title=Dallas Police 'Ambush': 12 Officers Shot, 5 Killed During Protest|work=NBC News|date=July 7, 2016|access-date=July 7, 2016|first1=F. Brinley|last1=Bruton|first2=Alexander |last2=Smith |first3=Elizabeth |last3=Chuck|first4=Phil|last4=Helsel}}</ref><ref name=Dallas.Fired>{{cite web |url=http://www.dallasobserver.com/news/shots-fired-at-downtown-rally-to-protest-police-shootings-shooter-armed-and-still-free-cops-say-8469803|title=11 Dallas Police and DART Officers Wounded, 5 Fatally, at Rally to Protest Police Shootings|work=Dallas Observer|date=July 7, 2016|access-date=July 7, 2016}}</ref> About 20 to 30 [[Open carry in the United States|open-carry]] [[Gun politics in the United States|gun rights]] activists joined the protest march, some wearing [[gas mask]]s, [[bulletproof vest]]s, and [[Battledress|fatigues]], according to Dallas Police Chief [[David Brown (police officer)|David Brown]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Pane |first=Lisa Marie |title=Friend or foe? Open-carry law poses challenge to police |publisher=News West 9 |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2016-07-11/friend-or-foe-open-carry-law-poses-challenge-to-police |url-status=live |access-date=July 11, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160712125936/http://www.newswest9.com/story/32412685/friend-or-foe-open-carry-law-poses-challenge-to-police |archive-date=July 12, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Guarino |first=Ben |date=July 8, 2016 |title=Man falsely connected to the shooting by Dallas police is now getting 'thousands' of death threats |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/07/08/during-deadly-dallas-shooting-confusion-swirled-around-armed-man-carrying-a-rifle/ |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |access-date=July 11, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204101843/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/07/08/during-deadly-dallas-shooting-confusion-swirled-around-armed-man-carrying-a-rifle/ |archive-date=4 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://time.com/4399697/dallas-shooting-mark-hughes-false-suspect/|title=Falsely Accused Dallas 'Suspect' Now Fears for His Life|last=Newton-Small|first=Jay|magazine=TIME|date=July 9, 2016|access-date=July 11, 2016}}</ref>


==Shootings==
==Shootings==
[[File:2016_shooting_of_Dallas_police_officers_map.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Map of events.<ref name=DallasNewsHacker/><br />1. Johnson parks SUV and fires towards Main Street<br />2. Senior Corporal Lorne Ahrens, Officer Patrick Zamarippa, and Officer Michael Krol are killed. Several other officers and a civilian were injured.<br />3. Johnson chases down and kills DART Police Officer Brent Thompson.<br />4. Johnson attempts but fails to enter the college.<br />5. Johnson enters the college from Elm Street (location unknown)<br />6. Johnson goes to second floor, runs into a dead end, and shoots towards a [[7-Eleven]].<br />7. 7-Eleven where Sergeant Michael Smith is shot and killed.]]
[[File:2016_shooting_of_Dallas_police_officers_map.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Map of events.<ref name=DallasNewsHacker/><br />1. Johnson parks SUV and fires towards Main Street<br />2. Senior Corporal Lorne Ahrens, Officer Patrick Zamarippa, and Officer Michael Krol are killed. Several other officers and a civilian were injured.<br />3. Johnson chases down and kills DART Police Officer Brent Thompson.<br />4. Johnson attempts but fails to enter the college.<br />5. Johnson enters the college from Elm Street (location unknown)<br />6. Johnson goes to second floor, runs into a dead end, and shoots towards a [[7-Eleven]].<br />7. 7-Eleven where Sergeant Michael Smith is shot and killed.]]
Most of the events happened in the streets and buildings around [[El Centro College]], which forms a city block composed of multiple buildings. The block is bordered by Main Street on the south where the protest march was taking place; Lamar Street to the east from where Johnson initiated the shooting spree; and Elm Street to the north where Johnson eventually entered the college.<ref name=DallasNewsHacker>{{cite web |url=http://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/headlines/20160711-el-centro-college-officials-trace-footsteps-of-dallas-police-killer.ece |title=El Centro College officials trace footsteps of Dallas police killer |work=[[Dallas News]] |first=Holly K. |last=Hacker |date=July 12, 2016 |access-date=July 15, 2016}}</ref>
Most of the events happened in the streets and buildings around [[El Centro College]], which forms a city block composed of multiple buildings. The block is bordered by Main Street on the south where the protest march was taking place; Lamar Street (now Botham Jean Blvd.) to the east from where Johnson initiated the shooting spree; and Elm Street to the north where Johnson eventually entered the college.<ref name=DallasNewsHacker>{{cite web |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2016/07/12/el-centro-college-officials-trace-footsteps-of-dallas-police-killer/ |title=El Centro College officials trace footsteps of Dallas police killer |work=[[Dallas News]] |first=Holly K. |last=Hacker |date=July 12, 2016 |access-date=July 15, 2016}}</ref>


===Main Street shootings===
===Main Street shootings===
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===El Centro College shootout===
===El Centro College shootout===
Johnson, now injured during the firefight, attempted to enter the Lamar Street entrance of the college by shooting out the glass door but was unable to make his way in.<ref name=DallasNewsHacker/> He wounded two campus police officers who were near the doorway inside the building. Corporal Bryan Shaw was shot in the stomach underneath his [[bulletproof vest]], while Officer John Abbott was hit by flying glass in the legs.<ref name=DallasNews.Glass>{{cite web|url=http://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/headlines/20160710-2-el-centro-college-officers-wounded-when-sniper-shot-through-glass-doors.ece|title=2 El Centro College officers wounded when sniper shot through glass doors|work=The Dallas Morning News|date=July 10, 2016|access-date=July 11, 2016|first=Claire Z.|last=Cardona}}</ref> Johnson then made his way to Elm Street where he shot out another glass door and entered the college unseen; he then made his way to Building B.<ref name=CNN.Unfolded/> Hearing the shattering glass, one of the injured campus officers, Corporal Shaw, made his way through the building and discovered a trail of blood leading to a stairwell. Accompanied by another police officer, Shaw entered the stairwell and was met with a hail of gunfire coming from above. Unable to see Johnson, he held his fire and retreated with the other officer.<ref name=DallasNewsHacker/><ref name=CNN.Eyes>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/15/health/dallas-shootout-police-perspective/ |title=The Dallas shootout, in the eyes of police|work=CNN|date=July 15, 2016|access-date=July 15, 2016|first1=Jason|last1=Kravarik |first2=Sara |last2=Sidner}}</ref>
Johnson, injured during the firefight, attempted to enter the Lamar Street entrance of the college by shooting out the glass door but was unable to make his way in.<ref name=DallasNewsHacker/> He wounded two campus police officers who were near the doorway inside the building. Corporal Bryan Shaw was shot in the stomach underneath his [[bulletproof vest]], while Officer John Abbott was hit by flying glass in the legs.<ref name=DallasNews.Glass>{{cite web|url=http://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/headlines/20160710-2-el-centro-college-officers-wounded-when-sniper-shot-through-glass-doors.ece|title=2 El Centro College officers wounded when sniper shot through glass doors|work=The Dallas Morning News|date=July 10, 2016|access-date=July 11, 2016|first=Claire Z.|last=Cardona}}</ref> Johnson then made his way to Elm Street where he shot out another glass door and entered the college unseen; he then made his way to Building B.<ref name=CNN.Unfolded/> Hearing the shattering glass, one of the injured campus officers, Corporal Shaw, made his way through the building and discovered a trail of blood leading to a stairwell. Accompanied by another police officer, Shaw entered the stairwell and was met with a hail of gunfire coming from above. Unable to see Johnson, he held his fire and retreated with the other officer.<ref name=DallasNewsHacker/><ref name=CNN.Eyes>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/15/health/dallas-shootout-police-perspective/ |title=The Dallas shootout, in the eyes of police|work=CNN|date=July 15, 2016|access-date=July 15, 2016|first1=Jason|last1=Kravarik |first2=Sara |last2=Sidner}}</ref>


Afterwards, Johnson made his way along a mezzanine between the school's second-floor dining area and third-floor library, but came onto a dead end of windows facing down onto Elm Street. He shot out multiple windows and fired repeatedly at officers on Elm Street. He hit Michael Smith, a police officer standing in front of a [[7-Eleven]], killing him and shattering the store-front glass. Officers began entering the college, sealing escape routes from the building, and evacuating students and teachers in the building, including those on a floor above Johnson, through a different stairwell.<ref name=DallasNewsHacker/><ref name=DallasObserver.Details/><ref name=DallasNews.Street/>
Afterwards, Johnson made his way along a mezzanine between the school's second-floor dining area and third-floor library, but came onto a dead end of windows facing down onto Elm Street. He shot out multiple windows and fired repeatedly at officers on Elm Street. He hit Michael Smith, a police officer standing in front of a [[7-Eleven]], killing him and shattering the store-front glass. Officers began entering the college, sealing escape routes from the building, and evacuating students and teachers in the building, including those on a floor above Johnson, through a different stairwell.<ref name=DallasNewsHacker/><ref name=DallasObserver.Details/><ref name=DallasNews.Street/>
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===Standoff and shooter's death===
===Standoff and shooter's death===
Body camera video released in July 2021 pursuant to an open records request shows Sergeant Larry Gordon, a SWAT negotiator at the time, and other officers attempting for several hours to negotiate with Johnson. Officers interviewed by WFAA later reported that they had sought to negotiate with Johnson because he was too heavily armed for the officers to risk charging him, but that they were under pressure and could not wait indefinitely because Johnson could pop out from behind a corner at any time to shoot an officer.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=July 7, 2021 |title='We're in a kill zone': Exclusive new video shows deadly Dallas ambush 5 years later |url=https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/7-7/exclusive-new-video-deadly-dallas-ambush-july-7-2016-5-years-later/287-e69d3768-153f-4d3e-bc12-0f14c5f267f7 |access-date=2022-07-02 |website=wfaa.com |language=en-US}}</ref> The body camera footage shows Senior Corporal Matt Banes expressing concern that the bullets Johnson fired on the second floor were easily penetrating the [[drywall]], making it impossible for the negotiators to find safe cover, and posing a risk to any unevacuated students who might have remained in the building.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
Body camera video released in July 2021 pursuant to an open records request shows Sergeant Larry Gordon, a SWAT negotiator at the time, and other officers attempting for several hours to negotiate with Johnson. Officers interviewed by WFAA later said that they had sought to negotiate with Johnson because he was too heavily armed for the officers to risk charging him, but that they were under pressure and could not wait indefinitely because Johnson could pop out from behind a corner at any time to shoot an officer.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last1=Eiserer |first1=Tanya |last2=Trahan |first2=Jason |date=July 7, 2021 |title='We're in a kill zone': Exclusive new video shows deadly Dallas ambush 5 years later |url=https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/7-7/exclusive-new-video-deadly-dallas-ambush-july-7-2016-5-years-later/287-e69d3768-153f-4d3e-bc12-0f14c5f267f7 |access-date=2022-07-02 |website=wfaa.com |language=en-US}}</ref> The body camera footage shows Senior Corporal Matt Banes expressing concern that the bullets Johnson fired on the second floor were easily penetrating the [[drywall]], making it impossible for the negotiators to find safe cover, and posing a risk to any students who might have remained in the building.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />


Johnson shouted “Black supremacy! Black liberation!” and began firing on police officers when they initially cornered him in the hallway. As the officers began asking Johnson questions, Johnson said he would speak to Black police officers only and repeatedly referred to himself as "X". When the negotiator, Sgt. Gordon, told Johnson that he was Black, Johnson initially responded, "No way." Johnson told Sgt. Gordon that he served overseas in the military. At one point, as negotiations deteriorated, Johnson told Sgt. Gordon, "The talking is over. It's time for a revolution, brother. If you are my brother, turn your weapon on those behind you."<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
Johnson shouted “Black supremacy! Black liberation!” and began firing on police officers when they initially cornered him in the hallway. As the officers began asking Johnson questions, Johnson said he would speak to Black police officers only and repeatedly referred to himself as "X". When the negotiator, Sgt. Gordon, told Johnson that he was Black, Johnson initially responded, "No way." Johnson told Sgt. Gordon that he served overseas in the military. At one point, as negotiations deteriorated, Johnson told Sgt. Gordon, "The talking is over. It's time for a revolution, brother. If you are my brother, turn your weapon on those behind you."<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />


Johnson said that he had acted alone and was not part of any group. According to Chief Brown, Johnson appeared [[delusion]]al during his standoff; "We had negotiated with him for about two hours, and he just basically lied to us, playing games, laughing at us, singing, asking how many did he get and that he wanted to kill some more." However, Sgt. Gordon indicated in an interview that the shooter "wasn't delusional" and that "he was very lucid, seemed to be very sane and very in control".<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6C4n9cd5vyQ|title = The Heroes' Perspective: Officers pursue Dallas ambush gunman on July 7th, 2016|website = [[YouTube]]}}</ref>
Johnson said that he had acted alone and was not part of any group. According to Chief Brown, Johnson appeared [[delusion]]al during his standoff; "We had negotiated with him for about two hours, and he just basically lied to us, playing games, laughing at us, singing, asking how many did he get and that he wanted to kill some more." However, Sgt. Gordon indicated in an interview that the shooter "wasn't delusional" and that "he was very lucid, seemed to be very sane and very in control".<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6C4n9cd5vyQ|title = The Heroes' Perspective: Officers pursue Dallas ambush gunman on July 7th, 2016|website = [[YouTube]]| date=July 7, 2021 }}</ref>


Johnson repeatedly taunted police by goading them into the hallway and claiming to have planted bombs throughout the city.<ref name="StarTelegram.Arrested" /><ref>{{cite web |date=July 8, 2016 |title=Gunman 'Blasted Out' After Five Police Killed |url=http://news.sky.com/story/gunman-dead-after-five-police-killed-10495445 |access-date=July 8, 2016 |publisher=Sky News}}</ref> Later searches of downtown Dallas found no evidence of explosives.<ref name="NYTimes.Identified" /> After several hours of negotations, police determined that Johnson could not be persuaded to surrender<ref name="CNN.Reclusive">{{cite news |last1=Gaouette |first1=Nicole |last2=Visser |first2=Steve |date=July 9, 2016 |title=Dallas police shooter a reclusive Army reservist |publisher=CNN |url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/08/us/micah-xavier-johnson-dallas-shooter/ |access-date=July 9, 2016}}</ref> and that they could not "wait him out" any longer because he might charge officers in the narrow hallway at any moment, as he had done several times earlier. So, the team began considering several tactical plans to end the standoff.<ref name=":0" />
Johnson repeatedly taunted police by goading them into the hallway and claiming to have planted bombs throughout the city.<ref name="StarTelegram.Arrested" /><ref>{{cite web |date=July 8, 2016 |title=Gunman 'Blasted Out' After Five Police Killed |url=http://news.sky.com/story/gunman-dead-after-five-police-killed-10495445 |access-date=July 8, 2016 |publisher=Sky News}}</ref> Later searches of downtown Dallas found no evidence of explosives.<ref name="NYTimes.Identified" /> After several hours of negotiations, police determined that Johnson could not be persuaded to surrender<ref name="CNN.Reclusive">{{cite news |last1=Gaouette |first1=Nicole |last2=Visser |first2=Steve |date=July 9, 2016 |title=Dallas police shooter a reclusive Army reservist |publisher=CNN |url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/08/us/micah-xavier-johnson-dallas-shooter/ |access-date=July 9, 2016}}</ref> and that they could not "wait him out" any longer because he might charge officers in the narrow hallway at any moment, as he had done several times earlier. So, the team began considering several tactical plans to end the standoff.<ref name=":0" />


Sr. Cpl. Banes said they considered using a [[.50 BMG|.50 caliber]] rifle to fire at the shooter, which had been successful in a [[2015 attack on Dallas police|similar attack on police]] 14 months earlier. However, in that case, the suspect had driven an armored truck into police headquarters and remained inside the armored vehicle. Johnson was holed up inside a populated college with thin sheetrock walls, so the tactical team deemed that approach too dangerous. They also considered rappelling down the building or attacking Johnson through the ceiling after opening it with explosives. Both options were ruled out due to the risks they might pose to the officers who would carry it out.<ref name=":0" />
Sr. Cpl. Banes said they considered using a .50 caliber rifle to fire at the shooter, which had been successful in the 2015 attack approximately one year earlier. However, in that case, the suspect had driven an armored truck into police headquarters and remained inside the vehicle. Johnson was holed up inside a populated college with thin Sheetrock walls, so the tactical team deemed that approach too dangerous. They also considered rappelling down the building or attacking Johnson through the ceiling after opening it with explosives. Both options were ruled out due to the risks they might pose to the officers who would carry it out.<ref name=":0" />


Senior Corporal Jeremy Borchardt and others ultimately arrived at the idea to use a [[bomb disposal]] [[remote control vehicle]] armed with about {{convert|1|lb|kg|abbr=off}} of [[C-4 (explosive)|C-4]] explosive. The plan was to move the robot to a point against a wall facing Johnson and then detonate the explosives.<ref name="CNN.Eyes" /><ref name="NBCDFW.Laughed">{{cite web|url=http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Dallas-Police-Identify-Gunman-in-Dallas-Protest-Shootings-386015971.html |title=Lone Gunman Laughed, Sang During Standoff: Sources|publisher=[[KXAS-TV]]|date=July 9, 2016|access-date=July 9, 2016|first1=Todd L.|last1=Davis|first2=Scott|last2=Friedman}}</ref><ref name="Axe">{{cite news | url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/07/08/cops-kill-with-a-robot-for-the-1st-time.html | title=Cops Kill With a Robot for the 1st Time | work=[[Daily Beast]] | date=July 8, 2016 | access-date=July 8, 2016 | last=Axe | first=David}}</ref><ref name="robots">*{{cite news|url=http://www.kmtv.com/news/national/there-are-four-suspects-in-the-dallas-police-officer-shootings|title=1 suspect in Dallas shootings dies|date=July 8, 2016|publisher=KMTV|agency=Associated Press|access-date=July 8, 2016}}
Senior Corporal Jeremy Borchardt and others ultimately arrived at the idea to use a [[bomb disposal]] [[remote control vehicle]] armed with about {{convert|1|lb|kg|abbr=off}} of [[C-4 (explosive)|C-4]] explosive. The plan was to move the robot to a point against a wall facing Johnson and then detonate the explosives.<ref name="CNN.Eyes" /><ref name="NBCDFW.Laughed">{{cite web|url=http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Dallas-Police-Identify-Gunman-in-Dallas-Protest-Shootings-386015971.html |title=Lone Gunman Laughed, Sang During Standoff: Sources|publisher=[[KXAS-TV]]|date=July 9, 2016|access-date=July 9, 2016|first1=Todd L.|last1=Davis|first2=Scott|last2=Friedman}}</ref><ref name="Axe">{{cite news | url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/07/08/cops-kill-with-a-robot-for-the-1st-time.html | title=Cops Kill With a Robot for the 1st Time | work=[[Daily Beast]] | date=July 8, 2016 | access-date=July 8, 2016 | last=Axe | first=David}}</ref><ref name="robots">*{{cite news|url=http://www.kmtv.com/news/national/there-are-four-suspects-in-the-dallas-police-officer-shootings|title=1 suspect in Dallas shootings dies|date=July 8, 2016|publisher=KMTV|agency=Associated Press|access-date=July 8, 2016}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/video/dallas-police-used-bomb-robot-to-take-down-gunman-who-shot-cops-721129539651|title=Dallas Police Used Bomb Robot to Take Down Gunman Who Shot Cops|work=[[NBC News]]|date=July 8, 2016|access-date=July 8, 2016}}</ref><ref name="MacNeal">{{cite web|url=http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/suspect-killed-bomb-robot|title=Chief: Dallas Shooting Suspect Killed When Police Robot Detonated Bomb|work=[[Talking Points Memo]]|date=July 8, 2016|access-date=July 8, 2016|last=MacNeal|first=Caitlin}}</ref><ref name="Yahoo.Slain">{{cite web|url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/three-officer-fatally-shot-during-000000452.html|title=Dallas sniper shooting: 5 police officers slain, suspect ID'd as Army vet Micah Johnson|work=Yahoo! News|date=July 8, 2016|access-date=July 8, 2016 |first=Jason |last=Sickles}}</ref> The device exploded as intended at approximately 2:30&nbsp;a.m., killing Johnson immediately.<ref name="LATimes.Journal">{{cite web |last1=Hennessy-Fiske |first1=Molly |last2=Wilber |first2=Del Quentin |last3=Pearce |first3=Matt |date=July 8, 2016 |title='Loner' Dallas gunman had bomb materials and kept journal of combat tactics |url=http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-dallas-police-shooting-20160708-snap-story.html |access-date=July 8, 2016 |work=The Los Angeles Times}}</ref> It was the first time that explosives strapped to a robot had been used in American domestic law enforcement.<ref name=":0" /> Although its arm sustained damage in the blast, the robot was still functional.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Thomas|first1=Joel|title=New Details On Robot That Killed Ambush Suspect |url=http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2016/07/11/details-on-robot-that-killed-ambush-suspect/|access-date=July 11, 2016|agency=CBS DFW|date=July 11, 2016}}</ref>
*{{cite web|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/video/dallas-police-used-bomb-robot-to-take-down-gunman-who-shot-cops-721129539651|title=Dallas Police Used Bomb Robot to Take Down Gunman Who Shot Cops|work=[[NBC News]]|date=July 8, 2016|access-date=July 8, 2016}}</ref><ref name="MacNeal">{{cite web|url=http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/suspect-killed-bomb-robot|title=Chief: Dallas Shooting Suspect Killed When Police Robot Detonated Bomb|work=[[Talking Points Memo]]|date=July 8, 2016|access-date=July 8, 2016|last=MacNeal|first=Caitlin}}</ref><ref name="Yahoo.Slain">{{cite web|url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/three-officer-fatally-shot-during-000000452.html|title=Dallas sniper shooting: 5 police officers slain, suspect ID'd as Army vet Micah Johnson|work=Yahoo! News|date=July 8, 2016|access-date=July 8, 2016 |first=Jason |last=Sickles}}</ref> The device exploded as intended at approximately 2:30&nbsp;a.m., killing Johnson immediately.<ref name="LATimes.Journal">{{cite web |last1=Hennessy-Fiske |first1=Molly |last2=Wilber |first2=Del Quentin |last3=Pearce |first3=Matt |date=July 8, 2016 |title='Loner' Dallas gunman had bomb materials and kept journal of combat tactics |url=http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-dallas-police-shooting-20160708-snap-story.html |access-date=July 8, 2016 |work=The Los Angeles Times}}</ref> It was the first time that explosives strapped to a robot had been used in American domestic law enforcement.<ref name=":0" />&nbsp;Although its arm sustained damage in the blast, the robot was still functional.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Thomas|first1=Joel|title=New Details On Robot That Killed Ambush Suspect |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/dfw/news/details-on-robot-that-killed-ambush-suspect/|access-date=July 11, 2016|agency=CBS DFW|date=July 11, 2016}}</ref>


In the aftermath, police investigated Johnson's body and equipment. He was found laying next to a rifle, two handguns, additional rifle magazines, and a bag filled with supplies.<ref name=":0" /> Police had initially located Johnson within the college by following a trail of blood he had left behind as he climbed to the 2nd floor, bleeding from a wound he had sustained on Lamar Street.<ref name="DallasNewsHacker" /> After the standoff, investigators discovered that Johnson had scrawled the letters "RB" and other messages in his own blood while making his way up a stairwell.<ref name="BraniginGoldman">{{cite news|first1=William|last1=Branigin|first2=Adam|last2=Goldman |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/dallas-police-chief-shooter-seemed-delusional-scrawled-cryptic-messages-in-blood/2016/07/10/bd1c0d96-46a9-11e6-bdb9-701687974517_story.html|title=Dallas police chief: Shooter seemed delusional, scrawled cryptic messages in blood|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=July 10, 2016|access-date=July 11, 2016}}</ref><ref name="Stableford0710">{{cite web |url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/dallas-police-shooter-wrote-rb-000000913.html?nhp=1 |title=Dallas shooter scrawled letters in own blood on wall after killings, police chief says |work=[[Yahoo! News]] |first=Dylan |last=Stableford |date=July 10, 2016 |access-date=July 10, 2016}}</ref> Police investigated the markings made by Johnson, but did not conclusively determine if they had any special meaning.<ref name="BraniginGoldman" /><ref name="Stableford0710" /><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-dallas-gunman-self-defense-school-20160710-story.html|title=Dallas shooting suspect taunted police during 2 hours of negotiation |agency=Associated Press|date=July 10, 2016|access-date=July 10, 2016}}</ref>
In the aftermath, police investigated Johnson's body and equipment. He was found lying next to a rifle, two handguns, additional rifle magazines, and a bag filled with supplies.<ref name=":0" /> Police had initially located Johnson within the college by following a trail of blood he had left behind as he climbed to the second floor, bleeding from a wound he had sustained on Lamar Street.<ref name="DallasNewsHacker" /> After the standoff, investigators discovered that Johnson had scrawled the letters "RB" and other messages in his own blood while making his way up a stairwell.<ref name="BraniginGoldman">{{cite news|first1=William|last1=Branigin|first2=Adam|last2=Goldman |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/dallas-police-chief-shooter-seemed-delusional-scrawled-cryptic-messages-in-blood/2016/07/10/bd1c0d96-46a9-11e6-bdb9-701687974517_story.html|title=Dallas police chief: Shooter seemed delusional, scrawled cryptic messages in blood|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=July 10, 2016|access-date=July 11, 2016}}</ref><ref name="Stableford0710">{{cite web |url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/dallas-police-shooter-wrote-rb-000000913.html?nhp=1 |title=Dallas shooter scrawled letters in own blood on wall after killings, police chief says |work=[[Yahoo! News]] |first=Dylan |last=Stableford |date=July 10, 2016 |access-date=July 10, 2016}}</ref> Police investigated the markings made by Johnson, but did not conclusively determine if they had any special meaning.<ref name="BraniginGoldman" /><ref name="Stableford0710" /><ref>{{cite news |date=July 10, 2016 |title=Dallas shooting suspect taunted police during 2 hours of negotiation |agency=Chicago Tribune |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-dallas-gunman-self-defense-school-20160710-story.html |access-date=July 10, 2016}}</ref>


Asked about the remarks Johnson made during the negotiation, Sgt. Gordon later reflected, "I think he was angry...and he felt powerless, I think. And that's why I think he took the rifle and took it upon himself to attack us. Because he felt powerless, and he wanted to die to show...because he says he's doing this for his people...And I think the hook that I had with him was that I was an African-American male."<ref name=":0" />
Asked about the remarks Johnson made during the negotiation, Sgt. Gordon later reflected, "I think he was angry...and he felt powerless, I think. And that's why I think he took the rifle and took it upon himself to attack us. Because he felt powerless, and he wanted to die to show...because he says he's doing this for his people...And I think the hook that I had with him was that I was an African-American male."<ref name=":0" />
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Five officers were killed; nine other officers and two civilians were injured.<ref name=DallasNews.Glass/><ref name=theatlantic20160707>{{cite web|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/news/archive/2016/07/dallas-protest-shooting/490451/|title=The Dallas Shootings: What We Know|work=[[The Atlantic]]|date=July 7, 2016|access-date=July 7, 2016|first=Matt|last=Ford}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/two-officers-reportedly-shot-at-black-lives-matter-protests-in-dallas-a7126271.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/two-officers-reportedly-shot-at-black-lives-matter-protests-in-dallas-a7126271.html |archive-date=May 1, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Dallas shooting: Five officers killed and six wounded by snipers at protest|date=July 7, 2016|work=[[The Independent]]|access-date=July 8, 2016|first1=Justin|last1=Carissimo|first2=Feliks|last2=Garcia|first3=Samuel|last3=Osborne}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
Five officers were killed; nine other officers and two civilians were injured.<ref name=DallasNews.Glass/><ref name=theatlantic20160707>{{cite web|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/news/archive/2016/07/dallas-protest-shooting/490451/|title=The Dallas Shootings: What We Know|work=[[The Atlantic]]|date=July 7, 2016|access-date=July 7, 2016|first=Matt|last=Ford}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/two-officers-reportedly-shot-at-black-lives-matter-protests-in-dallas-a7126271.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/two-officers-reportedly-shot-at-black-lives-matter-protests-in-dallas-a7126271.html |archive-date=May 1, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Dallas shooting: Five officers killed and six wounded by snipers at protest|date=July 7, 2016|work=[[The Independent]]|access-date=July 8, 2016|first1=Justin|last1=Carissimo|first2=Feliks|last2=Garcia|first3=Samuel|last3=Osborne}}{{cbignore}}</ref>


Most of the victims were shot during the protests, and at least one other during a shootout.<ref name=CNN.Killed>{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/08/us/philando-castile-alton-sterling-protests/|title=Dallas sniper attack: 5 officers killed, suspect identified|publisher=CNN|date=July 7, 2016|access-date=July 7, 2016|first1=Faith|last1=Karimi|first2=Catherine E.|last2=Shoichet |first3=Ralph |last3=Ellis|quote="Five police officers were killed and seven others were injured in the ambush. It was the deadliest single incident for U.S. police since September 11, 2001. Two civilians also were wounded in the shootings, the Dallas mayor's office said."}}</ref><ref name="ksl-deadliest">{{cite news | url = https://www.ksl.com/?sid=40564629&nid=157&title=5-dallas-officers-slain-deadliest-day-for-police-since-911 | title = Dallas suspect amassed personal arsenal at suburban home | first = Will | last = Weissert | date = July 8, 2016 | work = KSL.com | publisher = KSL Broadcasting | location = [[Salt Lake City]] | access-date = July 8, 2016 }}</ref> The dead comprised four [[Dallas Police Department]] (DPD) officers and one [[Dallas Area Rapid Transit]] (DART) officer.<ref name=NYTimes.Identified/> Four of the injured officers were from DPD, three were from DART,<ref name=LATimes.Journal/> and two were from [[El Centro College]].<ref name=DallasNews.Glass/><ref>{{cite news|title=Injured by bullets and broken glass, El Centro officers kept protecting|url=http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/injured-by-bullets-and-broken-glass-el-centro-officers-kept-protecting/269116782 |access-date=July 10, 2016|publisher=[[WFAA]]|date=July 10, 2016|first=Landon|last=Haaf}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=El Centro College Officers Injured During Ambush|url=http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2016/07/10/el-centro-college-officers-injured-during-ambush/|access-date=July 10, 2016|agency=[[KTVT]]|date=July 10, 2016}}</ref> Seven of the injured officers were treated at [[Parkland Memorial Hospital]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://keranews.org/post/killing-it-has-stop-says-surgeon-who-treated-wounded-police-officers|title='This Killing, It Has To Stop,' Says Surgeon Who Treated Wounded Police Officers|work=[[KERA-TV|KERA]]|date=July 11, 2016|access-date=July 11, 2016 |first=Stephanie |last=Kuo}}</ref> Two officers underwent surgery.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/shots-fired-dallas-amid-protest-recent-police-killings/story?id=40422456|title=Dallas Ambush Shooting Was 'Well-Planned' and 'Thought Out,' Police Say |work=ABC News|date=July 7, 2016|access-date=July 8, 2016|first1=David|last1=Caplan|first2=Emily|last2=Shapiro |first3=Morgan |last3=Winsor}}</ref> One civilian was shot in the back of the leg, breaking her tibia.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/woman-shot-dallas-1.3672738|title=Woman shot by Dallas sniper was trying to protect her sons|work=CBC News|date=July 10, 2016|access-date=July 10, 2016}}</ref>
Most of the victims were shot during the protests, and at least one other during a shootout.<ref name=CNN.Killed>{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/08/us/philando-castile-alton-sterling-protests/|title=Dallas sniper attack: 5 officers killed, suspect identified|publisher=CNN|date=July 7, 2016|access-date=July 7, 2016|first1=Faith|last1=Karimi|first2=Catherine E.|last2=Shoichet |first3=Ralph |last3=Ellis|quote="Five police officers were killed and seven others were injured in the ambush. It was the deadliest single incident for U.S. police since September 11, 2001. Two civilians also were wounded in the shootings, the Dallas mayor's office said."}}</ref><ref name="ksl-deadliest">{{cite news | url = https://www.ksl.com/?sid=40564629&nid=157&title=5-dallas-officers-slain-deadliest-day-for-police-since-911 | title = Dallas suspect amassed personal arsenal at suburban home | first = Will | last = Weissert | date = July 8, 2016 | work = KSL.com | publisher = KSL Broadcasting | location = [[Salt Lake City]] | access-date = July 8, 2016 }}</ref> The dead comprised four DPD officers and one [[Dallas Area Rapid Transit]] (DART) officer.<ref name=NYTimes.Identified/> Four of the injured officers were from DPD, three were from DART,<ref name=LATimes.Journal/> and two were from [[El Centro College]].<ref name=DallasNews.Glass/><ref>{{cite news|title=Injured by bullets and broken glass, El Centro officers kept protecting|url=http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/injured-by-bullets-and-broken-glass-el-centro-officers-kept-protecting/269116782 |access-date=July 10, 2016|publisher=[[WFAA]]|date=July 10, 2016|first=Landon|last=Haaf}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=El Centro College Officers Injured During Ambush|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/dfw/news/el-centro-college-officers-injured-during-ambush/|access-date=July 10, 2016|agency=[[KTVT]]|date=July 10, 2016}}</ref> Seven of the injured officers were treated at [[Parkland Memorial Hospital]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://keranews.org/post/killing-it-has-stop-says-surgeon-who-treated-wounded-police-officers|title='This Killing, It Has To Stop,' Says Surgeon Who Treated Wounded Police Officers|work=[[KERA-TV|KERA]]|date=July 11, 2016|access-date=July 11, 2016 |first=Stephanie |last=Kuo}}</ref> Two officers underwent surgery.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/shots-fired-dallas-amid-protest-recent-police-killings/story?id=40422456|title=Dallas Ambush Shooting Was 'Well-Planned' and 'Thought Out,' Police Say |work=ABC News|date=July 7, 2016|access-date=July 8, 2016|first1=David|last1=Caplan|first2=Emily|last2=Shapiro |first3=Morgan |last3=Winsor}}</ref> One civilian was shot in the back of the leg, breaking her tibia.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/woman-shot-dallas-1.3672738|title=Woman shot by Dallas sniper was trying to protect her sons|work=CBC News|date=July 10, 2016|access-date=July 10, 2016}}</ref>


The officers killed were identified as:
The officers killed were identified as:
* DPD Senior Cpl. Lorne Ahrens, age 48, who had been with the department since 2002 and formerly served with [[Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department]] from 1991 to 2002.<ref name=NYTimes.Identified/><ref name=CBS.Officers>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/dallas-officers-dead-newlywed-iraq-veteran/|title=Dallas officers shot to death include newlywed, Iraq veteran|work=CBS News|agency=Associated Press|date=July 8, 2016|access-date=July 8, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2016/07/08/slain-dallas-officer-lorne-ahrens-was-a-big-ol-boy-with-a-soft-touch/|title=Slain Dallas Officer Lorne Ahrens was out of surgery when something went wrong|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=July 8, 2016|access-date=July 8, 2016|first=Steve|last=Hendrix}}</ref>
* DPD Senior Cpl. Lorne Ahrens, 48, who had been with the department since 2002 and formerly served with [[Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department]] from 1991 to 2002.<ref name=NYTimes.Identified/><ref name=CBS.Officers>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/dallas-officers-dead-newlywed-iraq-veteran/|title=Dallas officers shot to death include newlywed, Iraq veteran|work=CBS News|agency=Associated Press|date=July 8, 2016|access-date=July 8, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2016/07/08/slain-dallas-officer-lorne-ahrens-was-a-big-ol-boy-with-a-soft-touch/|title=Slain Dallas Officer Lorne Ahrens was out of surgery when something went wrong|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=July 8, 2016|access-date=July 8, 2016|first=Steve|last=Hendrix}}</ref>
* DPD Officer Michael Krol, 40, who had been with the department since 2003.<ref name=NYTimes.Identified/><ref name=CBS.Officers/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fox2detroit.com/news/dallas-ambush/171701297-story|title=Metro Detroit native Michael Krol among Dallas officers killed|publisher=[[WJBK]]|date=July 8, 2016|access-date=July 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161007000830/http://www.fox2detroit.com/news/dallas-ambush/171701297-story|archive-date=October 7, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* DPD Officer Michael Krol, 40, who had been with the department since 2003.<ref name=NYTimes.Identified/><ref name=CBS.Officers/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fox2detroit.com/news/dallas-ambush/171701297-story|title=Metro Detroit native Michael Krol among Dallas officers killed|publisher=[[WJBK]]|date=July 8, 2016|access-date=July 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161007000830/http://www.fox2detroit.com/news/dallas-ambush/171701297-story|archive-date=October 7, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* DPD Sgt. Michael Smith, 55, a former [[United States Army Rangers|Army Ranger]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wfaa.com/news/crime/names-of-officers-hit-by-gunfire/267653894|title=Names of Dallas officers killed in attack|publisher=WFAA|date=July 9, 2016|access-date=July 9, 2016|first1=Marjorie|last1=Owens|first2=Jordan|last2=Armstrong}}</ref> who had been with the department since 1989.<ref name=NYTimes.Identified/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.yahoo.com/gma/first-officers-killed-dallas-identified-094618821--abc-news-topstories.html|title=Among Dallas Officers Killed, One Was a Father, Another a Newlywed|publisher=Yahoo! GMA|agency=ABC News|date=July 8, 2016|access-date=July 8, 2016|first1=Brian|last1=McBride|first2=Gillian|last2=Mohney}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/one-of-the-good-guys-michael-smith-had-been-a-dallas-police-officer-for-25-years/2016/07/08/0c51604e-4562-11e6-8856-f26de2537a9d_story.html|title='One of the good guys': Michael Smith had been a Dallas police officer for 25 years|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=July 8, 2016|access-date=July 8, 2016|first=Stephanie|last=McCrummen}}</ref>
* DPD Sgt. Michael Smith, 55, a former [[United States Army Rangers|Army Ranger]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wfaa.com/news/crime/names-of-officers-hit-by-gunfire/267653894|title=Names of Dallas officers killed in attack|publisher=WFAA|date=July 9, 2016|access-date=July 9, 2016|first1=Marjorie|last1=Owens|first2=Jordan|last2=Armstrong|archive-date=July 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160708190610/http://www.wfaa.com/news/crime/names-of-officers-hit-by-gunfire/267653894|url-status=dead}}</ref> who had been with the department since 1989.<ref name=NYTimes.Identified/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.yahoo.com/gma/first-officers-killed-dallas-identified-094618821--abc-news-topstories.html|title=Among Dallas Officers Killed, One Was a Father, Another a Newlywed|publisher=Yahoo! GMA|agency=ABC News|date=July 8, 2016|access-date=July 8, 2016|first1=Brian|last1=McBride|first2=Gillian|last2=Mohney|archive-date=September 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170907214010/https://www.yahoo.com/gma/first-officers-killed-dallas-identified-094618821--abc-news-topstories.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/one-of-the-good-guys-michael-smith-had-been-a-dallas-police-officer-for-25-years/2016/07/08/0c51604e-4562-11e6-8856-f26de2537a9d_story.html|title='One of the good guys': Michael Smith had been a Dallas police officer for 25 years|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=July 8, 2016|access-date=July 8, 2016|first=Stephanie|last=McCrummen}}</ref>
* DART Officer Brent Thompson, 43, a former enlisted [[United States Marine Corps|Marine]]<ref name=FoxNews.Murdered>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/07/09/murdered-dallas-cops-were-veterans-husbands-and-fathers-who-died-protecting-protesters-rights.html|title=Murdered Dallas cops were veterans, husbands and fathers who died protecting protesters' rights|work=Fox News|date=July 9, 2016|access-date=July 9, 2016}}</ref> who had been with the department since 2007. Thompson was the first DART officer to be killed in the line of duty since the department's inception in 1989.<ref name=NYTimes.Identified/><ref name=DallasNews.Standoff>{{cite web|url=http://www.dallasnews.com/news/local-news/20160707-hundreds-expected-at-downtown-dallas-rally-following-shooting-deaths-of-alton-sterling-philando-castile.ece|title=What we know so far about deadly ambush in downtown Dallas|work=The Dallas Morning News|date=July 7, 2016|access-date=July 8, 2016}}</ref>
* DART Officer Brent Thompson, 43, a former enlisted [[United States Marine Corps|Marine]]<ref name=FoxNews.Murdered>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/murdered-dallas-cops-were-veterans-husbands-and-fathers-who-died-protecting-protesters-rights|title=Murdered Dallas cops were veterans, husbands and fathers who died protecting protesters' rights|work=Fox News|date=July 9, 2016|access-date=July 9, 2016}}</ref> who had been with the department since 2007. Thompson was the first DART officer to be killed in the line of duty since the department's inception in 1989.<ref name=NYTimes.Identified/><ref name="DallasNews.Standoff">{{cite web |date=July 7, 2016 |title=What we know so far about deadly ambush in downtown Dallas |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2016/07/07/what-we-know-so-far-about-deadly-ambush-in-downtown-dallas/ |access-date=July 8, 2016 |work=The Dallas Morning News}}</ref>
* DPD Officer Patricio "Patrick" Zamarripa,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2016/07/15/family-police-honor-fallen-hero-patricio-zamarripa-killed-in-dallas-sniper/|title=Family, police honor fallen hero, Patricio Zamarripa, killed in Dallas sniper attack|work=FOX News Latino|date=July 15, 2016|access-date=August 12, 2016|first=Joanna|last=Cattanach}}</ref> 32, a former [[United States Navy|Navy sailor]]<ref name=FoxNews.Murdered/> and [[Iraq War]] veteran who had been with the department since 2010.<ref name=NYTimes.Identified/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2016/07/08/in-shock-officer-patrick-zamarripa-survived-tours-in-iraq-before-being-killed-in-dallas/|title=Officer Patrick Zamarripa survived three tours in Iraq before being killed in Dallas|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=July 8, 2016|access-date=July 8, 2016|first=John Woodrow|last=Cox}}</ref>
* DPD Officer Patricio "Patrick" Zamarripa,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2016/07/15/family-police-honor-fallen-hero-patricio-zamarripa-killed-in-dallas-sniper/|title=Family, police honor fallen hero, Patricio Zamarripa, killed in Dallas sniper attack|work=FOX News Latino|date=July 15, 2016|access-date=August 12, 2016|first=Joanna|last=Cattanach}}</ref> 32, a former [[United States Navy|Navy sailor]]<ref name=FoxNews.Murdered/> and [[Iraq War]] veteran who had been with the department since 2010.<ref name=NYTimes.Identified/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2016/07/08/in-shock-officer-patrick-zamarripa-survived-tours-in-iraq-before-being-killed-in-dallas/|title=Officer Patrick Zamarripa survived three tours in Iraq before being killed in Dallas|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=July 8, 2016|access-date=July 8, 2016|first=John Woodrow|last=Cox}}</ref>


This was the deadliest single incident for law enforcement officers in the United States since the [[September 11 attacks]],<ref name="nbcdfw"/> surpassing two 2009 shootings in [[2009 shooting of Lakewood, Washington, police officers|Lakewood, Washington]], and [[2009 shootings of Oakland police officers|Oakland, California]], where four officers each were killed.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/08/us/deadliest-attacks-on-police/|title=Dallas shooting is deadliest attack for police officers since 9/11|first=Madison|last=Park|publisher=CNN|date=July 8, 2016|access-date=July 8, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nleomf.org/facts/enforcement/deadliest.html|title=Deadliest Days in Law Enforcement History|publisher=National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund|access-date=July 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160708090204/http://www.nleomf.org/facts/enforcement/deadliest.html|archive-date=July 8, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
This was the deadliest single incident for law enforcement officers in the United States since the [[September 11 attacks]],<ref name="nbcdfw"/> surpassing two 2009 shootings in [[2009 shooting of Lakewood, Washington, police officers|Lakewood, Washington]], and [[2009 shootings of Oakland police officers|Oakland, California]], which each left four officers dead.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/08/us/deadliest-attacks-on-police/|title=Dallas shooting is deadliest attack for police officers since 9/11|first=Madison|last=Park|publisher=CNN|date=July 8, 2016|access-date=July 8, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nleomf.org/facts/enforcement/deadliest.html|title=Deadliest Days in Law Enforcement History|publisher=National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund|access-date=July 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160708090204/http://www.nleomf.org/facts/enforcement/deadliest.html|archive-date=July 8, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Perpetrator==
==Perpetrator==
{{Infobox criminal
{{Infobox criminal
| name = Micah Xavier Johnson
| name = Micah Xavier Johnson
| image = File:Micah Xavier Johnson - 2016 Dallas shooter.jpg
| image = MicahJohnson2014DMVphoto.jpg
| image_size =
| image_size =
| caption =
| caption = Johnson, pictured in 2014.
| birth_name =
| birth_name =
| occupation = [[United States Army|U.S. Army]] [[United States Army Reserve|reservist]], caregiver
| occupation = [[United States Army|U.S. Army]] [[United States Army Reserve|reservist]], caregiver
| birth_date = {{birth date|1991|7|2}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1991|7|2}}
| birth_place = [[Magee, Mississippi]], U.S.<ref name=birth>{{cite news|url=https://www.clarionledger.com/story/opinion/2016/07/12/could-dallas-shooter-buried-ms/86993046/|title=Could Dallas shooter be buried in Mississippi?|publisher=Clarion Ledger|date=July 12, 2016|access-date=June 20, 2020|first=Jimmie E.|last=Gates}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Magee, Mississippi]], U.S.<ref name=birth>{{cite news|url=https://www.clarionledger.com/story/opinion/2016/07/12/could-dallas-shooter-buried-ms/86993046/|title=Could Dallas shooter be buried in Mississippi?|publisher=Clarion Ledger|date=July 12, 2016|access-date=June 20, 2020|first=Jimmie E.|last=Gates}}</ref>
| death_date = {{death date and given age|2016|7|8|25}}
| death_date = {{death date and given age|2016|7|8|25}}
| death_place = [[Dallas, Texas]], U.S.
| death_place = [[Dallas, Texas]], U.S.
| cause = [[Blunt trauma]] from [[C-4 (explosive)|C-4]] explosion<ref name=Axe />
| cause = [[Blunt trauma]] from [[C-4 (explosive)|C-4]] explosion<ref name=Axe />
| nationality = American
}}
}}


===Early life and education===
===Early life and education===
Micah Xavier Johnson was born in [[Magee, Mississippi]]<ref name=birth/> and raised in [[Mesquite, Texas]].<ref name=NYTimes.Identified/><ref name=DallasNews.Standoff/><ref name=BBC.Gunman>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-36751387|title=Dallas shooting: Who was gunman Micah Xavier Johnson?|work=BBC News|date=July 8, 2016|access-date=July 8, 2016}}</ref><ref name=ChicagoTribune.Disgrace>{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-dallas-gunman-micah-johnson-army-discharge-20160715-story.html|title=When Army career ended in disgrace, Dallas gunman was ostracized|work=Chicago Tribune|date=July 15, 2016|access-date=July 16, 2016}}</ref> He once described his childhood as "stressful" during a [[United States Department of Veterans Affairs|VA]] visit on August 15, 2014, but further details were redacted on the visit report.<ref name="Yahoo.PTSD">{{cite news|last=Burke|first=Garance|date=August 24, 2016|title=Soldier who killed 5 Dallas officers showed PTSD symptoms|publisher=Yahoo! News|work=Associated Press|url=https://apnews.com/article/db67234bb9a24041ab447858ffc2e1f4|access-date=2021-09-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210922024257/https://apnews.com/article/db67234bb9a24041ab447858ffc2e1f4|archive-date=2021-09-21}}</ref> When he was four, his parents divorced.<ref name=ChicagoTribune.Disgrace/><ref name=DallasNews.Know/>
Micah Xavier Johnson was born in [[Magee, Mississippi]]<ref name=birth/> and raised in [[Mesquite, Texas]].<ref name=NYTimes.Identified/><ref name=DallasNews.Standoff/><ref name=BBC.Gunman>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-36751387|title=Dallas shooting: Who was gunman Micah Xavier Johnson?|work=BBC News|date=July 8, 2016|access-date=July 8, 2016}}</ref><ref name=ChicagoTribune.Disgrace>{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-dallas-gunman-micah-johnson-army-discharge-20160715-story.html|title=When Army career ended in disgrace, Dallas gunman was ostracized|work=Chicago Tribune|date=July 15, 2016|access-date=July 16, 2016}}</ref> He once described his childhood as "stressful" during a [[United States Department of Veterans Affairs|VA]] visit on August 15, 2014, but further details were redacted on the visit report.<ref name="Yahoo.PTSD">{{cite news|last=Burke|first=Garance|date=August 24, 2016|title=Soldier who killed 5 Dallas officers showed PTSD symptoms|publisher=Yahoo! News|work=Associated Press|url=https://apnews.com/article/db67234bb9a24041ab447858ffc2e1f4|access-date=2021-09-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210922024257/https://apnews.com/article/db67234bb9a24041ab447858ffc2e1f4|archive-date=2021-09-22}}</ref> When he was four, his parents divorced.<ref name=ChicagoTribune.Disgrace/><ref name=DallasNews.Know/>


Johnson transferred into [[John Horn High School]] when he was 17 and participated in its [[Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps]] program, according to the [[Mesquite Independent School District]].<ref name=ChicagoTribune.Disgrace/><ref name=DallasNews.Know>{{cite web|url=http://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/headlines/20160708-five-things-you-should-know-about-dallas-shooting-suspect-micah-johnson.ece|title=Five things you should know about Dallas shooting suspect Micah Johnson|work=The Dallas Morning News|date=July 8, 2016|access-date=July 8, 2016|first1=Lauren|last1=McGaughy|first2=Brittney|last2=Martin}}</ref> He struggled academically, graduating in 2009 with a 1.98 [[grade-point average]] and a ranking of 430 out of 453 students in his class.<ref name=ChicagoTribune.Disgrace/><ref name=NBC.Loner>{{cite web|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/dallas-police-ambush/dallas-shooter-micah-xavier-johnson-was-army-veteran-n606101|title=Dallas Shooter Micah Johnson Was Army Veteran and 'Loner'|work=NBC News|date=July 8, 2016|first1=William|last1=Arkin |first2=Tracy|last2=Connor|first3=Jim|last3=Miklaszewski|access-date=July 8, 2016}}</ref><ref name=DallasNews.Review>{{cite web |url=http://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/headlines/20160713-army-launches-internal-review-of-dallas-shooter-micah-johnsons-military-record.ece|title=Army launches internal review of Dallas shooter Micah Johnson's military record|work=The Dallas Morning News|date=July 13, 2016|access-date=July 13, 2016|first=Miles|last=Moffeit}}</ref>
Johnson transferred into [[John Horn High School]] when he was 17 and participated in its [[Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps]] program, according to the [[Mesquite Independent School District]].<ref name=ChicagoTribune.Disgrace/><ref name=DallasNews.Know>{{cite web|url=http://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/headlines/20160708-five-things-you-should-know-about-dallas-shooting-suspect-micah-johnson.ece|title=Five things you should know about Dallas shooting suspect Micah Johnson|work=The Dallas Morning News|date=July 8, 2016|access-date=July 8, 2016|first1=Lauren|last1=McGaughy|first2=Brittney|last2=Martin|archive-date=September 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160905090837/http://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/headlines/20160708-five-things-you-should-know-about-dallas-shooting-suspect-micah-johnson.ece|url-status=dead}}</ref> He struggled academically, graduating in 2009 with a 1.98 [[grade-point average]] and a ranking of 430 out of 453 students in his class.<ref name=ChicagoTribune.Disgrace/><ref name=NBC.Loner>{{cite web|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/dallas-police-ambush/dallas-shooter-micah-xavier-johnson-was-army-veteran-n606101|title=Dallas Shooter Micah Johnson Was Army Veteran and 'Loner'|work=NBC News|date=July 8, 2016|first1=William|last1=Arkin |first2=Tracy|last2=Connor|first3=Jim|last3=Miklaszewski|access-date=July 8, 2016}}</ref><ref name=DallasNews.Review>{{cite web |url=http://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/headlines/20160713-army-launches-internal-review-of-dallas-shooter-micah-johnsons-military-record.ece|title=Army launches internal review of Dallas shooter Micah Johnson's military record|work=The Dallas Morning News|date=July 13, 2016|access-date=July 13, 2016|first=Miles|last=Moffeit}}</ref>


In the spring of 2011, he enrolled in four classes at [[Richland College]], but never completed any of them.<ref name=DallasNews.Complex>{{cite web|url=http://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/headlines/20160710-who-was-micah-johnson-a-more-complex-picture-emerges.ece|title=Who was Micah Johnson? A more complex picture emerges|work=The Dallas Morning News|date=July 10, 2016|access-date=July 10, 2016|first=Jennifer |last=Emily}}</ref> Investigators believed that Johnson had access to [[El Centro College]] through his enrollment at Richland, citing his pre-planned and coordinated movements throughout Building B.<ref name=DallasObserver.Details/>
In the spring of 2011, he enrolled in four classes at [[Richland College]], but never completed any of them.<ref name=DallasNews.Complex>{{cite web|url=http://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/headlines/20160710-who-was-micah-johnson-a-more-complex-picture-emerges.ece|title=Who was Micah Johnson? A more complex picture emerges|work=The Dallas Morning News|date=July 10, 2016|access-date=July 10, 2016|first=Jennifer |last=Emily}}</ref> Investigators believed that Johnson had access to [[El Centro College]] through his enrollment at Richland, citing his pre-planned and coordinated movements throughout Building B.<ref name=DallasObserver.Details/>
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Immediately after high school,<ref name=CBS.Investigates>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/military-investigates-why-dallas-gunman-received-honorable-discharge-micah-johnson/|title=Military investigates why Dallas gunman received honorable discharge |work=CBS News|agency=Associated Press|date=July 13, 2016|access-date=July 13, 2016}}</ref> Johnson enlisted in the [[United States Army Reserve|U.S. Army Reserve]] and served from March 2009 to April 2015 as a [[List of United States Army careers|12W]] [[carpentry]] and [[masonry]] specialist.<ref name="nprwhatweknow">{{cite news | url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/07/08/485239295/what-we-know-about-the-dallas-suspected-gunman | title=What We Know About The Dallas Suspected Gunman | publisher=NPR | date=July 8, 2016 | access-date=July 8, 2016 | last=Kennedy | first=Merrit}}</ref> He completed [[United States Army Basic Training|basic training]], which required qualification on handling of an [[M16 rifle]] or [[M4 carbine]], basic rifles for U.S. military personnel.<ref name=CBS.Amassed>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/dallas-suspect-personal-arsenal-home/|title=Dallas gunman amassed personal arsenal over two years|work=CBS News|agency=Associated Press|date=July 9, 2016|access-date=July 10, 2016}}</ref> According to Justin Garner, a high-school friend and classmate who later served alongside Johnson in the same unit, Johnson lacked proficiency in certain required technical skills, such as marksmanship.<ref name=ChicagoTribune.Disgrace/>
Immediately after high school,<ref name=CBS.Investigates>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/military-investigates-why-dallas-gunman-received-honorable-discharge-micah-johnson/|title=Military investigates why Dallas gunman received honorable discharge |work=CBS News|agency=Associated Press|date=July 13, 2016|access-date=July 13, 2016}}</ref> Johnson enlisted in the [[United States Army Reserve|U.S. Army Reserve]] and served from March 2009 to April 2015 as a [[List of United States Army careers|12W]] [[carpentry]] and [[masonry]] specialist.<ref name="nprwhatweknow">{{cite news | url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/07/08/485239295/what-we-know-about-the-dallas-suspected-gunman | title=What We Know About The Dallas Suspected Gunman | publisher=NPR | date=July 8, 2016 | access-date=July 8, 2016 | last=Kennedy | first=Merrit}}</ref> He completed [[United States Army Basic Training|basic training]], which required qualification on handling of an [[M16 rifle]] or [[M4 carbine]], basic rifles for U.S. military personnel.<ref name=CBS.Amassed>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/dallas-suspect-personal-arsenal-home/|title=Dallas gunman amassed personal arsenal over two years|work=CBS News|agency=Associated Press|date=July 9, 2016|access-date=July 10, 2016}}</ref> According to Justin Garner, a high-school friend and classmate who later served alongside Johnson in the same unit, Johnson lacked proficiency in certain required technical skills, such as marksmanship.<ref name=ChicagoTribune.Disgrace/>


Johnson was [[Active duty#United States|activated]] at the rank of [[private first class]] in September 2013 in support of the [[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|War in Afghanistan]], where he was deployed from November 2013 to July 2014<ref name=WashPost.Lone/><ref name=NBC.Loner/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jul/08/micah-xavier-johnson-dallas-shooting-suspect |title=Micah Xavier Johnson: Dallas suspect was Afghanistan war veteran, army says|last1=Jamieson|first1=Amber|last2=Ackerman |first2=Spencer |last3=Dart|first3=Tom|date=July 8, 2016|work=The Guardian|access-date=July 8, 2016}}</ref> with the [[420th Engineer Brigade (United States)|420th Engineer Brigade]].<ref name="Hennigan">{{cite web|first=W.J.|last=Hennigan |url=http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-dallas-police-shooting-live-suspected-gunman-was-a-former-army-1467998432-htmlstory.html |title=Dallas gunman was a former Army Reserve soldier|work=The Los Angeles Times|date=July 8, 2016|access-date=July 8, 2016}}</ref>
Johnson was [[Active duty#United States|activated]] at the rank of [[private first class]] in September 2013 in support of the [[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|War in Afghanistan]], where he was deployed from November 2013 to July 2014<ref name=WashPost.Lone/><ref name=NBC.Loner/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jul/08/micah-xavier-johnson-dallas-shooting-suspect |title=Micah Xavier Johnson: Dallas suspect was Afghanistan war veteran, army says|last1=Jamieson|first1=Amber|last2=Ackerman |first2=Spencer |last3=Dart|first3=Tom|date=July 8, 2016|work=The Guardian|access-date=July 8, 2016}}</ref> with the [[420th Engineer Brigade (United States)|420th Engineer Brigade]].<ref name="Hennigan">{{cite web|first=W.J.|last=Hennigan |url=http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-dallas-police-shooting-live-suspected-gunman-was-a-former-army-1467998432-htmlstory.html |title=Dallas gunman was a former Army Reserve soldier|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=July 8, 2016|access-date=July 8, 2016}}</ref>


People who knew Johnson during his time in the Army described him as openly religious and often socializing with white soldiers.<ref name=DallasNews.Complex/> A [[squad leader]], who trained Johnson in tactical maneuvers and protection in 2009 and 2010, described him as "klutzy", "goofy sometimes", and "a nice guy", but also quiet and unmotivated.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/dallas-police-ambush/dallas-gunman-micah-johnson-was-klutzy-goofy-while-army-n608381|title=Dallas Gunman Micah Johnson Was 'Klutzy,' 'Goofy' While in Army|work=NBC News|date=July 13, 2016|access-date=July 13, 2016|first1=Gabe|last1=Gutierrez|first2=F. Brinley|last2=Bruton}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.khou.com/news/local/texas/squad-leader-micah-johnson-was-trained-to-kill/270552086|title=Squad leader: Micah Johnson was trained to kill|work=KHOU|date=July 13, 2016|access-date=July 13, 2016|first=Brett|last=Shipp}}</ref>
People who knew Johnson during his time in the Army described him as openly religious and often socializing with white soldiers.<ref name=DallasNews.Complex/> A [[squad leader]], who trained Johnson in tactical maneuvers and protection in 2009 and 2010, described him as "klutzy", "goofy sometimes", and "a nice guy", but also quiet and unmotivated.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/dallas-police-ambush/dallas-gunman-micah-johnson-was-klutzy-goofy-while-army-n608381|title=Dallas Gunman Micah Johnson Was 'Klutzy,' 'Goofy' While in Army|work=NBC News|date=July 13, 2016|access-date=July 13, 2016|first1=Gabe|last1=Gutierrez|first2=F. Brinley|last2=Bruton}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.khou.com/news/local/texas/squad-leader-micah-johnson-was-trained-to-kill/270552086|title=Squad leader: Micah Johnson was trained to kill|work=KHOU|date=July 13, 2016|access-date=July 13, 2016|first=Brett|last=Shipp|archive-date=July 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160713163257/http://www.khou.com/news/local/texas/squad-leader-micah-johnson-was-trained-to-kill/270552086|url-status=dead}}</ref>


Documents released by the Army on July 29 detailed early signs of disturbing behavior being exhibited by him, but specific details were redacted.<ref name=WashPost.Behaving>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2016/07/30/stolen-panties-pills-and-a-grenade-army-found-dallas-gunman-behaving-strangely-2-years-ago/|title=Stolen underwear, pills and a grenade: Army found Dallas gunman behaving strangely 2 years ago|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=July 30, 2016|access-date=July 30, 2016|first=William|last=Wan}}</ref> They also said that while Johnson was sociable, he was generally described by soldiers as a [[loner]] who sometimes ate his lunch in a vehicle alone while the rest of his unit ate outside together.<ref name=WSJ.Points>{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/report-on-dallas-shooter-points-to-erratic-behavior-during-time-in-army-1469841739|title=Report on Dallas Shooter Points to Erratic Behavior During Time in Army|work=The Wall Street Journal|date=July 29, 2016|access-date=July 30, 2016|first1=Dan|last1=Frosch|first2=Alexandra|last2=Berzon}}</ref>
Documents released by the Army on July 29 detailed early signs of disturbing behavior being exhibited by him, but specific details were redacted.<ref name=WashPost.Behaving>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2016/07/30/stolen-panties-pills-and-a-grenade-army-found-dallas-gunman-behaving-strangely-2-years-ago/|title=Stolen underwear, pills and a grenade: Army found Dallas gunman behaving strangely 2 years ago|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=July 30, 2016|access-date=July 30, 2016|first=William|last=Wan}}</ref> They also said that while Johnson was sociable, he was generally described by soldiers as a [[loner]] who sometimes ate his lunch in a vehicle alone while the rest of his unit ate outside together.<ref name=WSJ.Points>{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/report-on-dallas-shooter-points-to-erratic-behavior-during-time-in-army-1469841739|title=Report on Dallas Shooter Points to Erratic Behavior During Time in Army|work=The Wall Street Journal|date=July 29, 2016|access-date=July 30, 2016|first1=Dan|last1=Frosch|first2=Alexandra|last2=Berzon}}</ref>


====Discharge====
====Discharge====
On May 1, 2014,<ref name=WFAA.Outburst>{{cite web|url=http://www.wfaa.com/news/new-documents-show-dallas-cop-killer-had-violent-outburst/300919192|title=New documents show Dallas cop killer had violent outburst|work=WFAA|date=August 17, 2016|access-date=August 17, 2016|first=Jason|last=Trahan}}</ref> during his deployment, he was accused of [[sexual harassment]] by a female soldier, who sought a [[Restraining order|protective order]] against him and said that he needed mental health counseling.<ref name=ChicagoTribune.Disgrace/><ref name="NYTimes.Interest">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/09/us/suspect-in-dallas-attack-had-interest-in-black-power-groups.html?_r=0|title=Suspect in Dallas Attack Had Interest in Black Power Groups|work=The New York Times|date=July 8, 2016|first1=Jonathan|last1=Mahler|first2=Julie|last2=Turkewitz|access-date=July 8, 2016}}</ref><ref name=Guardian.Home>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jul/09/dallas-shooting-more-details-emerge-about-micah-xavier-johnson|title=Dallas sniper profile: Micah Johnson was sent home from Afghanistan|work=The Guardian|agency=Associated Press|date=July 9, 2016|access-date=July 9, 2016}}</ref><ref name=CBS.Hermit>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/dallas-micah-johnson-family-military-service-army-afghanistan/ |title=Afghan tour made Dallas gunman a 'hermit,' family says|work=CBS News|agency=Associated Press|date=July 11, 2016 |access-date=July 11, 2016}}</ref> The accusation was made after the soldier reported four pairs of women's underwear missing from her laundry bag. A "health and welfare inspection" of soldiers' rooms found one pair in Johnson's quarters, while a soldier discovered the remaining three in Johnson's pocket. Upon being confronted about it, Johnson fled with the undergarments and attempted to dispose of them in a nearby dumpster. He then lied that a female civilian acquaintance gave the underwear to him, but the female soldier confirmed that they were in fact hers.<ref name=WashPost.Behaving/><ref name=WSJ.Points/><ref name=CBS.Accused>{{cite news |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/dallas-shooter-micah-johnson-was-accused-of-sexual-misconduct-military-says/|title=Dallas shooter was accused of sexual misconduct, military says|work=CBS News|agency=Associated Press|date=July 29, 2016|access-date=July 30, 2016}}</ref><ref name="NPR.Releases" />
On May 1, 2014,<ref name=WFAA.Outburst>{{cite web|url=http://www.wfaa.com/news/new-documents-show-dallas-cop-killer-had-violent-outburst/300919192|title=New documents show Dallas cop killer had violent outburst|work=WFAA|date=August 17, 2016|access-date=August 17, 2016|first=Jason|last=Trahan}}</ref> during his deployment, Johnson was accused of [[sexual harassment]] by a female soldier, who sought a [[Restraining order|protective order]] against him and said that he needed mental health counseling.<ref name=ChicagoTribune.Disgrace/><ref name="NYTimes.Interest">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/09/us/suspect-in-dallas-attack-had-interest-in-black-power-groups.html?_r=0|title=Suspect in Dallas Attack Had Interest in Black Power Groups|work=The New York Times|date=July 8, 2016|first1=Jonathan|last1=Mahler|first2=Julie|last2=Turkewitz|access-date=July 8, 2016}}</ref><ref name=Guardian.Home>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jul/09/dallas-shooting-more-details-emerge-about-micah-xavier-johnson|title=Dallas sniper profile: Micah Johnson was sent home from Afghanistan|work=The Guardian|agency=Associated Press|date=July 9, 2016|access-date=July 9, 2016}}</ref><ref name=CBS.Hermit>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/dallas-micah-johnson-family-military-service-army-afghanistan/ |title=Afghan tour made Dallas gunman a 'hermit,' family says|work=CBS News|agency=Associated Press|date=July 11, 2016 |access-date=July 11, 2016}}</ref> The accusation was made after the soldier reported four pairs of women's underwear missing from her laundry bag. A "health and welfare inspection" of soldiers' rooms found one pair in Johnson's quarters, while a soldier discovered the remaining three in Johnson's pocket. Upon being confronted about it, Johnson fled with the undergarments and attempted to dispose of them in a nearby dumpster. He then lied that a female civilian acquaintance gave the underwear to him, but the female soldier confirmed that they were in fact hers.<ref name=WashPost.Behaving/><ref name=WSJ.Points/><ref name=CBS.Accused>{{cite news |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/dallas-shooter-micah-johnson-was-accused-of-sexual-misconduct-military-says/|title=Dallas shooter was accused of sexual misconduct, military says|work=CBS News|agency=Associated Press|date=July 29, 2016|access-date=July 30, 2016}}</ref><ref name="NPR.Releases" />


The female soldier told investigators that she and Johnson had been [[wikt:platonic#English|platonic]] friends for five years, but had stopped talking to each other. She described their relationship as being tumultuous and involving fights and disagreements. She specifically recalled one incident where Johnson punched out a car window over her leaving for college and severed an artery, then forced her to bring him to a hospital for treatment. However, Johnson claimed that he punched out the window when the soldier missed a movie they planned to see together, and added that he had been under stress from his job and turbulent home life at the time.<ref name=WFAA.Outburst/><ref name=USAToday.Took>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2016/08/17/report-shows-army-warned-about-dallas-cop-shooter-micah-johnson/88906532/|title=Report shows that Army took away gun from Dallas cop shooter Micah Johnson|work=USA Today|date=August 17, 2016|access-date=August 17, 2016|first1=Tom Vanden|last1=Brook|first2=Ray|last2=Locker}}</ref><ref name=WSJ.Taken>{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/dallas-shooter-had-firearm-taken-away-during-time-in-army-1471481958 |title=Dallas Shooter Had Firearm Taken Away During Time in Army|work=The Wall Street Journal|date=August 17, 2016|access-date=August 17, 2016|first=Dan|last=Frosch}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/army-removed-dallas-shooters-weapons-afghanistan-deployment/story?id=41468654|title=Army Removed Dallas Shooter's Weapons During Afghanistan Deployment|work=ABC News|date=August 17, 2016|access-date=August 17, 2016|first=Luis|last=Martinez}}</ref>
The female soldier told investigators that she and Johnson had been [[wikt:platonic#English|platonic]] friends for five years, but had stopped talking to each other. She described their relationship as being tumultuous and involving fights and disagreements. She specifically recalled one incident where Johnson punched out a car window over her leaving for college and severed an artery, then forced her to bring him to a hospital for treatment. However, Johnson claimed that he punched out the window when the soldier missed a movie they planned to see together, and added that he had been under stress from his job and turbulent home life at the time.<ref name=WFAA.Outburst/><ref name=USAToday.Took>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2016/08/17/report-shows-army-warned-about-dallas-cop-shooter-micah-johnson/88906532/|title=Report shows that Army took away gun from Dallas cop shooter Micah Johnson|work=USA Today|date=August 17, 2016|access-date=August 17, 2016|first1=Tom Vanden|last1=Brook|first2=Ray|last2=Locker}}</ref><ref name=WSJ.Taken>{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/dallas-shooter-had-firearm-taken-away-during-time-in-army-1471481958 |title=Dallas Shooter Had Firearm Taken Away During Time in Army|work=The Wall Street Journal|date=August 17, 2016|access-date=August 17, 2016|first=Dan|last=Frosch}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/army-removed-dallas-shooters-weapons-afghanistan-deployment/story?id=41468654|title=Army Removed Dallas Shooter's Weapons During Afghanistan Deployment|work=ABC News|date=August 17, 2016|access-date=August 17, 2016|first=Luis|last=Martinez}}</ref>
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According to the soldier, Johnson asked her for a pair of her underwear before the May 1 incident, but she declined. Also, during a [[Facebook]] conversation with her, Johnson mentioned "tying her down and having her face down on the bed" but then claimed the statement was a joke. Though she told him that rape was "never a joke" and to stop contacting her, the soldier did not report him for harassment at the time because she was used to that kind of rhetoric.<ref name=WFAA.Outburst/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dallasobserver.com/news/5-details-from-the-armys-investigation-of-micah-johnson-8612999|title=5 Details From the Army's Investigation of Micah Johnson|work=Dallas Observer|date=August 19, 2016|access-date=August 19, 2016|first=Stephen|last=Young}}</ref> Though the May 1 incident did not meet the Army's criteria for sexual harassment, investigators found that Johnson's sexually suggestive comments to the female soldier met said criteria.<ref name=WashPost.Behaving/><ref name=WSJ.Points/><ref name=CBS.Accused/><ref name="NPR.Releases" />
According to the soldier, Johnson asked her for a pair of her underwear before the May 1 incident, but she declined. Also, during a [[Facebook]] conversation with her, Johnson mentioned "tying her down and having her face down on the bed" but then claimed the statement was a joke. Though she told him that rape was "never a joke" and to stop contacting her, the soldier did not report him for harassment at the time because she was used to that kind of rhetoric.<ref name=WFAA.Outburst/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dallasobserver.com/news/5-details-from-the-armys-investigation-of-micah-johnson-8612999|title=5 Details From the Army's Investigation of Micah Johnson|work=Dallas Observer|date=August 19, 2016|access-date=August 19, 2016|first=Stephen|last=Young}}</ref> Though the May 1 incident did not meet the Army's criteria for sexual harassment, investigators found that Johnson's sexually suggestive comments to the female soldier met said criteria.<ref name=WashPost.Behaving/><ref name=WSJ.Points/><ref name=CBS.Accused/><ref name="NPR.Releases" />


Following the inspection, he was disarmed under the recommendation of his platoon sergeant, who felt he posed a potential threat. Another Army official later described the action as unusual, as Johnson did not appear to be visibly agitated or a threat to himself or others at the time.<ref name="USAToday.Took" /><ref name="WSJ.Taken" /> Johnson was then placed under 24-hour escort, which was reportedly a shameful and ostracizing experience,<ref name="ChicagoTribune.Disgrace" /> before being temporarily moved to [[Bagram Airfield]] on May 3, but he did not have enough time to pack all of his belongings. While soldiers were emptying Johnson's quarters and packing his belongings for him on May 14, they discovered an unauthorized single M430I High Explosive Dual Purpose [[United States 40 mm grenades|40mm grenade]], a [[.50 BMG|.50-caliber]] round, and another soldier's prescription medication in his sleeping bag.<ref name="WashPost.Behaving" /><ref name="WSJ.Points" /><ref name="WFAA.Outburst" /><ref name="NPR.Releases">{{cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/07/30/488027623/hidden-panties-and-explosives-army-releases-bizarre-details-about-dallas-shooter|title=Hidden Panties And Explosives: Army Releases Bizarre Details About Dallas Shooter|work=NPR|date=July 29, 2016|last=Kennedy|first=Merrit|access-date=July 30, 2016}}</ref>
Following the inspection, he was disarmed under the recommendation of his platoon sergeant, who felt he posed a threat. Another Army official later described the action as unusual, as Johnson did not appear to be visibly agitated or a threat to himself or others at the time.<ref name="USAToday.Took" /><ref name="WSJ.Taken" /> Johnson was then placed under 24-hour escort, which was reportedly a shameful and ostracizing experience,<ref name="ChicagoTribune.Disgrace" /> before being temporarily moved to [[Bagram Airfield]] on May 3, but he did not have enough time to pack all of his belongings. While soldiers were emptying Johnson's quarters and packing his belongings for him on May 14, they discovered an unauthorized single M430I High Explosive Dual Purpose [[United States 40 mm grenades|40mm grenade]], a [[.50 BMG|.50-caliber]] round, and another soldier's prescription medication in his sleeping bag.<ref name="WashPost.Behaving" /><ref name="WSJ.Points" /><ref name="WFAA.Outburst" /><ref name="NPR.Releases">{{cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/07/30/488027623/hidden-panties-and-explosives-army-releases-bizarre-details-about-dallas-shooter|title=Hidden Panties And Explosives: Army Releases Bizarre Details About Dallas Shooter|work=NPR|date=July 29, 2016|last=Kennedy|first=Merrit|access-date=July 30, 2016}}</ref>


Later, the Army sent Johnson back to the U.S., and according to the [[Judge Advocate General's Corps, United States Army|military lawyer]] who represented Johnson at the time, the Army initiated proceedings to give Johnson an "[[other than honorable discharge|other than honorable]]" discharge. The lawyer claimed this was "highly unusual" because written reprimands are usually issued before more drastic steps are taken, and also because the decision was allegedly based on a single sexual harassment allegation. The lawyer was evidently unaware of the grenade and other contraband discovered in Johnson's possession shortly before he was repatriated to the United States from Afghanistan as well as other factors in Johnson's possibly redacted record.<ref name="CBS.Investigates" /><ref name="NYTimes.Interest" /><ref name="CBS.Hermit" /> On the advice of his attorney, Johnson waived his right to a hearing in exchange for a more favorable [[General discharge|general discharge under honorable conditions]].<ref name="NYTimes.Interest" /><ref name="DallasNews.Handling" /> He was [[Honorable discharge|honorably discharged]] in September 2014, apparently as a result of an Army error.<ref name="Guardian.Home" /> Johnson remained in the [[Individual Ready Reserve]] (IRR), meaning he could be recalled into the Army if needed, and was part of the IRR at the time of his death.<ref name="NBC.Loner" /><ref name="USAToday.Took" />
Later, the Army sent Johnson back to the U.S., and according to the [[Judge Advocate General's Corps, United States Army|military lawyer]] who represented Johnson at the time, the Army initiated proceedings to give Johnson an "[[other than honorable discharge|other than honorable]]" discharge. The lawyer claimed this was "highly unusual" because written reprimands are usually issued before more drastic steps are taken, and also because the decision was allegedly based on a single sexual harassment allegation. The lawyer was evidently unaware of the grenade and other contraband discovered in Johnson's possession shortly before he was repatriated to the United States from Afghanistan as well as other factors in Johnson's possibly redacted record.<ref name="CBS.Investigates" /><ref name="NYTimes.Interest" /><ref name="CBS.Hermit" /> On the advice of his attorney, Johnson waived his right to a hearing in exchange for a more favorable [[General discharge|general discharge under honorable conditions]].<ref name="NYTimes.Interest" /><ref name="DallasNews.Handling" /> He was [[Honorable discharge|honorably discharged]] in September 2014, apparently as a result of an Army error.<ref name="Guardian.Home" /> Johnson remained in the [[Individual Ready Reserve]] (IRR), meaning he could be recalled into the Army if needed, and was part of the IRR at the time of his death.<ref name="NBC.Loner" /><ref name="USAToday.Took" />
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===Motive===
===Motive===
Chief Brown said that Johnson, who was [[African Americans|Black]], was upset about recent police shootings of Black men and "stated he wanted to kill white people, especially white officers."<ref name=NBC.Shot/><ref name="ShapiroSuspect"/> A friend and former coworker of Johnson's described him as "always [being] distrustful of the police."<ref name=DallasNews.Know/> Another former coworker said he seemed "very affected" by recent police shootings of Black men.<ref name=DallasNews.Complex/> A friend said that Johnson had [[anger management]] problems and would repeatedly watch videos of the 1991 beating of [[Rodney King]] by police officers.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/10/us/micah-johnson-dallas-radicalized-online/|title=Was Dallas cop killer Micah Johnson radicalized online?|work=CNN|date=July 10, 2016|access-date=July 10, 2016|first1=Drew|last1=Griffin|first2=David|last2=Fitzpatrick |first3=Curt |last3=Devine}}</ref> Brown said that Johnson had told police negotiators that he was upset about [[Black Lives Matter]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/09/us/dallas-police-shooting.html |title=Five Dallas Officers Were Killed as Payback, Police Chief Says – The New York Times |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=September 11, 2001 |access-date=September 24, 2018}}</ref>
Chief Brown said that Johnson, who was [[African Americans|Black]], was upset about recent [[List of unarmed African Americans killed by law enforcement officers in the United States|police shootings of Black men]] and "stated he wanted to kill white people, especially officers."<ref name=NBC.Shot/><ref name="ShapiroSuspect">{{cite news|last1=Shapiro |first1=Emily |last2=Jacobo |first2=Julia|last3=Wash|first3=Stephanie|title=Dallas Shooting Suspect Micah Xavier Johnson Had Rifles, Bomb-Making Materials in His Home, Police Say|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/dallas-shooting-suspect-wanted-kill-white-people-white/story?id=40431306 |work=ABC News|date=July 9, 2016|access-date=July 9, 2016}}</ref> A friend and former coworker of Johnson's described him as "always [being] distrustful of the police."<ref name=DallasNews.Know/> Another former coworker said he seemed "very affected" by recent police shootings of Black men.<ref name=DallasNews.Complex/> A friend said that Johnson had [[anger management]] problems and would repeatedly watch videos of the 1991 beating of [[Rodney King]] by police officers.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/10/us/micah-johnson-dallas-radicalized-online/|title=Was Dallas cop killer Micah Johnson radicalized online?|work=CNN|date=July 10, 2016|access-date=July 10, 2016|first1=Drew|last1=Griffin|first2=David|last2=Fitzpatrick |first3=Curt |last3=Devine}}</ref> Brown said that Johnson had told police negotiators that he was upset about Black Lives Matter. Police said they had found no direct ties between Johnson and [[Black Lives Matter]] protesters.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fernandez |first1=Manny |last2=Pérez-Peña |first2=Richard |last3=Bromwich |first3=Jonah Engel |date=September 11, 2001 |title=Five Dallas Officers Were Killed as Payback, Police Chief Says |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/09/us/dallas-police-shooting.html |access-date=September 24, 2018 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>


"Two law enforcement officials told NPR's [[Dina Temple-Raston]] that they believe the suspect had been planning an attack for some time and acted on his own. They added that they have not identified a connection between the suspect and any international terrorism or domestic extremist groups".<ref name=nprwhatweknow />
"Two law enforcement officials told NPR's [[Dina Temple-Raston]] that they believe the suspect had been planning an attack for some time and acted on his own. They added that they have not identified a connection between the suspect and any international terrorism or domestic extremist groups".<ref name=nprwhatweknow />


An investigation into his online activities uncovered his interest in [[Black nationalist]] groups.<ref name="NYTimes.Interest" /> The [[Southern Poverty Law Center]] (SPLC) and news outlets reported that Johnson "[[Facebook like button|liked]]" the Facebook pages of Black nationalist organizations such as the [[New Black Panther Party]] (NBPP), [[Nation of Islam]], and Black Riders Liberation Army, three groups which are [[List of organizations designated by the Southern Poverty Law Center as hate groups|listed by the SPLC]] as [[hate group]]s.<ref name="SPLC">{{cite web|url=https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2016/07/08/dallas-sniper-connected-black-separatist-hate-groups-facebook|title=Dallas Sniper Connected to Black Separatist Hate Groups on Facebook|publisher=Southern Poverty Law Center|date=July 8, 2016|access-date=July 11, 2016|first1=Heidi|last1=Beirich|first2=Ryan|last2=Lenz}}</ref> On Facebook, Johnson posted an angry and "disjointed" post against White people on July 2, several days before the attack.<ref name=Reuters.Posts>{{cite news |url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-usa-police-johnson-idUKKCN0ZO2BK|title=Dallas shooting suspect's online posts reflect anger, frustration|work=Reuters|date=July 8, 2016|access-date=July 8, 2016|first1=Gina|last1=Cherelus|first2=Erwin|last2=Seba |first3=Joseph |last3=Ax|first4=Daniel|last4=Trotta|first5=Mimi|last5=Dwyer|first6=Jonathan|last6=Landay}}</ref>
An investigation into his online activities uncovered his interest in [[Black nationalist]] groups.<ref name="NYTimes.Interest" /> The [[Southern Poverty Law Center]] (SPLC), and news outlets reported that Johnson "[[Facebook like button|liked]]" the Facebook pages of Black nationalist organizations such as the [[New Black Panther Party]] (NBPP), [[Nation of Islam]], and [[Black Riders Liberation Party]], three groups which are [[List of organizations designated by the Southern Poverty Law Center as hate groups|listed by the SPLC]] as [[hate group]]s.<ref name="SPLC">{{cite web|url=https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2016/07/08/dallas-sniper-connected-black-separatist-hate-groups-facebook|title=Dallas Sniper Connected to Black Separatist Hate Groups on Facebook|publisher=Southern Poverty Law Center|date=July 8, 2016|access-date=July 11, 2016|first1=Heidi|last1=Beirich|first2=Ryan|last2=Lenz}}</ref> On Facebook, Johnson posted an angry and "disjointed" post against White people on July 2, several days before the attack.<ref name=Reuters.Posts>{{cite news |url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-usa-police-johnson-idUKKCN0ZO2BK|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160709001610/http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-usa-police-johnson-idUKKCN0ZO2BK|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 9, 2016|title=Dallas shooting suspect's online posts reflect anger, frustration|work=Reuters|date=July 8, 2016|access-date=July 8, 2016|first1=Gina|last1=Cherelus|first2=Erwin|last2=Seba |first3=Joseph |last3=Ax|first4=Daniel|last4=Trotta|first5=Mimi|last5=Dwyer|first6=Jonathan|last6=Landay}}</ref>


NBPP head [[Quanell X]] said after the shooting that Johnson had been a member of the NBPP's [[Houston]] chapter for about six months, several years before.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.click2houston.com/news/report-2-officers-shot-at-dallas-protest|title=Dallas shooter was ex-member of Houston's New Black Panther party|publisher=[[KPRC-TV]]|date=July 7, 2016|access-date=July 9, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160710150337/http://www.click2houston.com/news/report-2-officers-shot-at-dallas-protest|archive-date=July 10, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Quanell X added that Johnson had been "asked to leave" the group for violating the organization's "chain of command" and espousing dangerous rhetoric, such as asking the NBPP why they had not purchased more weapons and ammunition, and expressing his desire to harm Black church preachers because he believed they were more interested in money than God.<ref>{{cite web|first=Craig|last=Hlavaty |url=http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Quanell-X-says-that-Dallas-police-shooter-was-8351761.php|title=Quanell X: Dallas police shooter was excused from Houston group years ago|newspaper=Houston Chronicle|date=July 11, 2016|access-date=July 11, 2016}}</ref><ref name="FungNationalists">{{cite web|first=Brian|last=Fung|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2016/07/09/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-black-nationalists-the-dallas-shooter-liked-on-facebook/|title=What you need to know about the Black nationalists the Dallas shooter liked on Facebook|newspaper=Washington Post|date=July 9, 2016|access-date=July 11, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/dallas-shooter-micah-johnson-showed-interest-in-black-nationalist-groups-1468617921 |title=Dallas Shooter Micah Johnson Showed Interest in Black Nationalist Groups|work=The Wall Street Journal|date=July 15, 2016 |access-date=July 15, 2016|first1=Erin|last1=Ailworth|first2=Dan|last2=Frosch}}</ref> Following the shooting, a national NBPP leader distanced the group from Johnson, saying that he "was not a member of" the party.<ref name="FungNationalists"/>
NBPP head [[Quanell X]] said after the shooting that Johnson had been a member of the NBPP's [[Houston]] chapter for about six months, several years before.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.click2houston.com/news/report-2-officers-shot-at-dallas-protest|title=Dallas shooter was ex-member of Houston's New Black Panther party|publisher=[[KPRC-TV]]|date=July 7, 2016|access-date=July 9, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160710150337/http://www.click2houston.com/news/report-2-officers-shot-at-dallas-protest|archive-date=July 10, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Quanell X added that Johnson had been "asked to leave" the group for violating the organization's "chain of command" and espousing dangerous rhetoric, such as asking the NBPP why they had not purchased more weapons and ammunition, and expressing his desire to harm Black church preachers because he believed they were more interested in money than God.<ref>{{cite web|first=Craig|last=Hlavaty |url=http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Quanell-X-says-that-Dallas-police-shooter-was-8351761.php|title=Quanell X: Dallas police shooter was excused from Houston group years ago|newspaper=Houston Chronicle|date=July 11, 2016|access-date=July 11, 2016}}</ref><ref name="FungNationalists">{{cite web|first=Brian|last=Fung|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2016/07/09/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-black-nationalists-the-dallas-shooter-liked-on-facebook/|title=What you need to know about the Black nationalists the Dallas shooter liked on Facebook|newspaper=Washington Post|date=July 9, 2016|access-date=July 11, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/dallas-shooter-micah-johnson-showed-interest-in-black-nationalist-groups-1468617921 |title=Dallas Shooter Micah Johnson Showed Interest in Black Nationalist Groups|work=The Wall Street Journal|date=July 15, 2016 |access-date=July 15, 2016|first1=Erin|last1=Ailworth|first2=Dan|last2=Frosch}}</ref> Following the shooting, a national NBPP leader distanced the group from Johnson, saying that he "was not a member of" the party.<ref name="FungNationalists"/>


Johnson also "liked" the Facebook page of the African American Defense League, whose leader, Mauricelm-Lei Millere, called for the murders of police officers across the U.S. following the 2014 [[murder of Laquan McDonald]].<ref name="NYTimes.Interest" /><ref name="FungNationalists"/> In response to the police killing of [[Shooting of Alton Sterling|Alton Sterling]], the organization had "posted a message earlier in the week encouraging violence against police".<ref name=Guardian.Home/>
Further investigation into his digital footprint showed that Johnson visited the sites of [[Marxist Leninist]] groups associated with “Revolutionary Black Nationalism”, a left wing counterpart of right wing “Black Nationalism”. He also posted multiple BPP posters and other forms of far-left propaganda some of which called for a “class war”, though this is contradictory to other posts and likes he made. Johnson "liked" the Facebook page of the African American Defense League, whose leader, Mauricelm-Lei Millere, called for the murders of police officers across the U.S. following the 2014 [[murder of Laquan McDonald]].<ref name="NYTimes.Interest" /><ref name="FungNationalists"/> In response to the police killing of [[Shooting of Alton Sterling|Alton Sterling]], the organization had "posted a message earlier in the week encouraging violence against police".<ref name=Guardian.Home/>


Johnson's Facebook profile photo depicted Johnson raising his arm in a [[Black Power]] [[Raised fist|salute]], along with images of a Black Power symbol and [[Pan-African flag|a flag]] associated with the [[Pan-Africanism]] movement.<ref name="NYTimes.Interest" /><ref name=Reuters.Posts/> These symbols have long represented Black empowerment, but have also been co-opted by reactionary groups with bigoted views.<ref name="NYTimes.Interest" />
Johnson's Facebook profile photo depicted Johnson raising his arm in a [[Black Power]] [[Raised fist|salute]], along with images of a Black Power symbol and [[Pan-African flag|a flag]] associated with the [[Pan-Africanism]] movement.<ref name="NYTimes.Interest" /><ref name=Reuters.Posts/> These symbols have long represented Black empowerment, but have also been co-opted by reactionary groups with bigoted views.<ref name="NYTimes.Interest" />
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Johnson had no criminal record in Texas.<ref name=NYTimes.Identified/> However, the [[Mesquite Police Department (Texas)|Mesquite Police Department]] documented an encounter with him in January 2011. According to the report, Johnson walked into their police station "visibly upset and...bouncing from side to side." He told an officer that a female friend had lied to him and that he had nowhere else to go. He also declined mental health treatment and claimed he was not a threat to himself or others. Johnson was eventually picked up from the station by a friend from his [[United States Army Reserve|Army Reserve]] unit.<ref name=WSJ.Points/>
Johnson had no criminal record in Texas.<ref name=NYTimes.Identified/> However, the [[Mesquite Police Department (Texas)|Mesquite Police Department]] documented an encounter with him in January 2011. According to the report, Johnson walked into their police station "visibly upset and...bouncing from side to side." He told an officer that a female friend had lied to him and that he had nowhere else to go. He also declined mental health treatment and claimed he was not a threat to himself or others. Johnson was eventually picked up from the station by a friend from his [[United States Army Reserve|Army Reserve]] unit.<ref name=WSJ.Points/>


The [[Veterans Health Administration]] released documents in August 2016 showing that Johnson had symptoms for [[posttraumatic stress disorder]] (PTSD) following his return from Afghanistan. He was not formally diagnosed with the condition, and doctors concluded that he presented no serious risk to himself or others. Johnson had sought treatment for anxiety, depression, and hallucinations, once telling doctors that he had experienced nightmares after witnessing fellow soldiers dying in explosions. Johnson also said that he would hear voices and mortars exploding; and that after returning to the U.S., he would be paranoid, suffer from lower back pain, and experience panic attacks a few times per week. For the latter condition, he recalled one incident at a [[Wal-Mart]] that required a police response. For his conditions, Johnson was prescribed several medications, including a muscle relaxant, an antidepressant, and anti-anxiety and sleep medication.<ref name=Yahoo.PTSD/>
The [[Veterans Health Administration]] released documents in August 2016 showing that Johnson had symptoms for [[post-traumatic stress disorder]] (PTSD) following his return from Afghanistan. He was not formally diagnosed with the condition, and doctors concluded that he presented no serious risk to himself or others. Johnson had sought treatment for anxiety, depression, and hallucinations, once telling doctors that he had experienced nightmares after witnessing fellow soldiers dying in explosions. Johnson also said that he would hear voices and mortars exploding; and that after returning to the U.S., he would be paranoid, suffer from lower back pain, and experience panic attacks a few times per week. For the latter condition, he recalled one incident at a [[Wal-Mart]] that required a police response. For his conditions, Johnson was prescribed several medications, including a muscle relaxant, an antidepressant, and anti-anxiety and sleep medication.<ref name=Yahoo.PTSD/>


Chief Brown said that while Johnson had been planning the shooting before the deaths of Sterling and Philando Castile, both incidents served as the trigger to commit the shooting and that he saw the Dallas protest as "an opportunity" to attack police officers.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2016/07/10/micah-johnson-dallas-shooting/|title=Dallas Police Chief: Micah Johnson Planned To Target Police Before Fatal Shootings Of 2 Black Men|publisher=CBS New York|agency=Associated Press|date=July 10, 2016|access-date=July 10, 2016}}</ref> Johnson had offered to work security at an anti-[[Donald Trump]] rally led by Dallas civil rights activist Reverend Peter Johnson on June 16, but he insisted on bringing a gun, so the reverend declined.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://keranews.org/post/dallas-shooting-suspect-wanted-bring-gun-trump-protest-rally-civil-rights-leader-says|title=Dallas Shooting Suspect Wanted To Bring Gun To Trump Protest Rally, Civil Rights Leader Says|first=Bill|last=Zeeble|publisher=KERA|date=July 10, 2016|access-date=July 10, 2016}}</ref>
Chief Brown said that while Johnson had been planning the shooting before the deaths of Sterling and Philando Castile, both incidents served as the trigger to commit the shooting and that he saw the Dallas protest as "an opportunity" to attack police officers.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2016/07/10/micah-johnson-dallas-shooting/|title=Dallas Police Chief: Micah Johnson Planned To Target Police Before Fatal Shootings Of 2 Black Men|publisher=CBS New York|agency=Associated Press|date=July 10, 2016|access-date=July 10, 2016}}</ref> Johnson had offered to work security at an anti-[[Donald Trump]] rally led by Dallas civil rights activist Reverend Peter Johnson on June 16, but he insisted on bringing a gun, so the reverend declined.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://keranews.org/post/dallas-shooting-suspect-wanted-bring-gun-trump-protest-rally-civil-rights-leader-says|title=Dallas Shooting Suspect Wanted To Bring Gun To Trump Protest Rally, Civil Rights Leader Says|first=Bill|last=Zeeble|newspaper=Kera News |publisher=KERA|date=July 10, 2016|access-date=July 10, 2016}}</ref>


According to police and a neighbor, Johnson practiced military exercises in his backyard.<ref name=NYTimes.Discussed>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/10/us/dallas-quiet-after-police-shooting-but-protests-flare-elsewhere.html|title=Micah Johnson, Gunman in Dallas, Honed Military Skills to a Deadly Conclusion|work=The New York Times|date=July 9, 2016|access-date=July 9, 2016 |first1=Richard|last1=Fausset|first2=Manny|last2=Fernandez|first3=Alan|last3=Blinder}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/micah-xavier-johnson-sister-defends-dallas-rampage-article-1.2704540|title=Micah Xavier Johnson's sister appears to condone violence against police in Facebook posts before Dallas massacre|work=The New York Daily News |date=July 8, 2016|access-date=July 8, 2016|first1=Lauren|last1=Klose|first2=Thomas|last2=Tracy}}</ref> In 2014, Johnson received training and instruction at a private self-defense school that teaches tactics such as "shooting on the move" (i.e., quickly firing, then changing position and resuming gunfire).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/ex-soldier-kills-5-officers-dallas-setting-us-063138080.html |title=Dallas gunman learned tactics at Texas self-defense school|publisher=Yahoo! News|agency=Associated Press|date=July 10, 2016 |access-date=July 10, 2016|first1=Reese|last1=Dunklin|first2=Juliet|last2=Linderman}}</ref> The tactic was designed to keep a gunman's location uncertain and create the impression of multiple shooters.<ref name="Guardian.Arrested">{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jul/10/micah-johnson-dallas-gunman-explosives-attack|title=Hundreds arrested amid new protests as details of Dallas gunman's plans emerge|last2=Helmore|first2=Edward|date=July 10, 2016|work=The Guardian|access-date=July 10, 2016 |first1=Jon|last1=Swaine}}</ref> Although the school's website does mention such training as being offered, Justin Everman, the founder of the school, stated that Johnson only took self-defense courses two years ago.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://starlocalmedia.com/planocourier/dallas-shooter-trained-at-richardson-school/article_b5158db8-4ad0-11e6-965c-438c726a9b85.html |title=Dallas shooter trained at Richardson school|work=Star Local Media|first=Phil|last=Banker|date=July 19, 2016|access-date=July 24, 2016}}</ref> Investigators believed that he began amassing his arsenal around the same time, stockpiling guns and gathering chemicals and electronic devices and [[PVC piping]] needed to build explosives.<ref name=CBS.Amassed/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/dallas-gunman-micah-johnson-honed-tactics-local-combat-school/|title=Dallas gunman Micah Johnson honed tactics at local combat school|work=CBS News|agency=Associated Press|date=July 10, 2016|access-date=July 10, 2016}}</ref>
According to police and a neighbor, Johnson practiced military exercises in his backyard.<ref name=NYTimes.Discussed>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/10/us/dallas-quiet-after-police-shooting-but-protests-flare-elsewhere.html|title=Micah Johnson, Gunman in Dallas, Honed Military Skills to a Deadly Conclusion|work=The New York Times|date=July 9, 2016|access-date=July 9, 2016 |first1=Richard|last1=Fausset|first2=Manny|last2=Fernandez|first3=Alan|last3=Blinder}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/micah-xavier-johnson-sister-defends-dallas-rampage-article-1.2704540|title=Micah Xavier Johnson's sister appears to condone violence against police in Facebook posts before Dallas massacre|work=The New York Daily News |date=July 8, 2016|access-date=July 8, 2016|first1=Lauren|last1=Klose|first2=Thomas|last2=Tracy}}</ref> In 2014, Johnson received training and instruction at a private self-defense school that teaches tactics such as "shooting on the move" (i.e., quickly firing, then changing position and resuming gunfire).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/ex-soldier-kills-5-officers-dallas-setting-us-063138080.html|title=Dallas gunman learned tactics at Texas self-defense school|publisher=Yahoo! News|agency=Associated Press|date=July 10, 2016|access-date=July 10, 2016|first1=Reese|last1=Dunklin|first2=Juliet|last2=Linderman|archive-date=July 10, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160710121701/https://www.yahoo.com/news/ex-soldier-kills-5-officers-dallas-setting-us-063138080.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The tactic was designed to keep a gunman's location uncertain and create the impression of multiple shooters.<ref name="Guardian.Arrested">{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jul/10/micah-johnson-dallas-gunman-explosives-attack|title=Hundreds arrested amid new protests as details of Dallas gunman's plans emerge|last2=Helmore|first2=Edward|date=July 10, 2016|work=The Guardian|access-date=July 10, 2016 |first1=Jon|last1=Swaine}}</ref> Although the school's website does mention such training as being offered, Justin Everman, the founder of the school, stated that Johnson only took self-defense courses two years ago.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://starlocalmedia.com/planocourier/dallas-shooter-trained-at-richardson-school/article_b5158db8-4ad0-11e6-965c-438c726a9b85.html |title=Dallas shooter trained at Richardson school|work=Star Local Media|first=Phil|last=Banker|date=July 19, 2016|access-date=July 24, 2016}}</ref> Investigators believed that he began amassing his arsenal around the same time, stockpiling guns and gathering chemicals and electronic devices and [[PVC piping]] needed to build explosives.<ref name=CBS.Amassed/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/dallas-gunman-micah-johnson-honed-tactics-local-combat-school/|title=Dallas gunman Micah Johnson honed tactics at local combat school|work=CBS News|agency=Associated Press|date=July 10, 2016|access-date=July 10, 2016}}</ref>


==Investigation==
==Investigation==
[[File:Dallas shooting investigation VOA.jpg|thumb|right|Law enforcement personnel investigating the crime scene.]]
[[File:Dallas shooting investigation VOA.jpg|thumb|right|Law enforcement personnel investigating the crime scene]]


===Weapons===
===Weapons===
There were conflicting reports on the type of [[semi-automatic rifle]] that Johnson used during the shooting.<ref name="LeefeldtRifle">{{cite web|first=Ed|last=Leefeldt|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/dallas-guman-shooting-micah-johnson-sks-rifle/|title=Dallas shooting rifle: a "curio or relic," but still deadly|work=CBS News|date=July 11, 2016|access-date=July 11, 2016}}</ref> [[Clay Jenkins]], the Dallas County chief executive and the director of homeland security and emergency management, said Johnson used an [[SKS]].<ref name=NYTimes.Discussed/><ref name="LeefeldtRifle"/> News reports, all citing unnamed officials familiar with the investigation, said Johnson used an [[Saiga semi-automatic rifle|Izhmash-Saiga]] [[5.45mm]] rifle, which is a variation on the [[AK-74]].<ref name="LeefeldtRifle"/><ref name="FroschKesling">{{cite web|first1=Dan|last1=Frosch|first2=Ben|last2=Kesling |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/dallas-shooter-purchased-guns-legally-official-says-1468269720|title=Dallas Shooter Purchased Guns Legally, Official Says: Investigation finds purchases were made at gun|work=The Wall Street Journal|date=July 11, 2016|access-date=July 11, 2016}}</ref><ref name="YanBloodBombs">{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/11/us/dallas-shooting-investigation/|title=Writing in blood, threats of bombs: Latest on Dallas investigation|publisher=CNN|date=July 11, 2016|access-date=July 11, 2016|first=Holly|last=Yan}}</ref><ref name=FOX4.Records/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/dallas-police-ambush/dallas-gunman-micah-johnson-used-saiga-ak-74-assault-style-n608311|title=Dallas Gunman Micah Johnson Used a Saiga AK-74 Assault-Style Rifle: Sources|work=NBC News |date=July 12, 2016|access-date=July 13, 2016|first1=Andrew|last1=Blankstein|first2=William|last2=Arkin}}</ref>
There were conflicting reports on the type of [[semi-automatic rifle]] that Johnson used during the shooting.<ref name="LeefeldtRifle">{{cite web|first=Ed|last=Leefeldt|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/dallas-guman-shooting-micah-johnson-sks-rifle/|title=Dallas shooting rifle: a "curio or relic," but still deadly|work=CBS News|date=July 11, 2016|access-date=July 11, 2016}}</ref> [[Clay Jenkins]], the Dallas County chief executive and the director of homeland security and emergency management, said Johnson used an [[SKS]].<ref name=NYTimes.Discussed/><ref name="LeefeldtRifle"/> News reports, all citing unnamed officials familiar with the investigation, said Johnson used an [[Saiga semi-automatic rifle|Izhmash-Saiga]] [[5.45mm]] rifle, which is a variation on the [[AK-74]].<ref name="LeefeldtRifle"/><ref name="FroschKesling">{{cite web|first1=Dan|last1=Frosch|first2=Ben|last2=Kesling |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/dallas-shooter-purchased-guns-legally-official-says-1468269720|title=Dallas Shooter Purchased Guns Legally, Official Says: Investigation finds purchases were made at gun|work=The Wall Street Journal|date=July 11, 2016|access-date=July 11, 2016}}</ref><ref name="YanBloodBombs">{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/11/us/dallas-shooting-investigation/|title=Writing in blood, threats of bombs: Latest on Dallas investigation|publisher=CNN|date=July 11, 2016|access-date=July 11, 2016|first=Holly|last=Yan}}</ref><ref name=FOX4.Records/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/dallas-police-ambush/dallas-gunman-micah-johnson-used-saiga-ak-74-assault-style-n608311|title=Dallas Gunman Micah Johnson Used a Saiga AK-74 Assault-Style Rifle: Sources|work=NBC News |date=July 12, 2016|access-date=July 13, 2016|first1=Andrew|last1=Blankstein|first2=William|last2=Arkin}}</ref>


''[[The New York Daily News]]'' did an interview with a man who sold Johnson a semiautomatic [[AK-74]] pattern rifle in November 2014. The man said he sold Johnson the rifle and made the deal in a [[Target Corporation|Target]] parking lot. When the man asked the [[Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives|ATF]] if his weapon played a part in the shooting, the ATF agent who responded said, "All we can say is it was recovered. We're just finding out everything we can."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/dallas-shooter-micah-johnson-purchased-ak-47-facebook-article-1.2708860|title=Dallas cop shooter Micah Johnson purchased AK-47 in Target parking lot in 2014|work=The New York Daily News|date=July 12, 2016|access-date=July 12, 2016|first1=Adam|last1=Schrader|first2=Joseph|last2=Stepansky|first3=Larry|last3=McShane}}</ref>
''[[The New York Daily News]]'' interviewed a man who sold Johnson a semiautomatic [[AK-74]] pattern rifle in November 2014. The man said he sold Johnson the rifle and made the deal in a [[Target Corporation|Target]] parking lot. When the man asked the [[Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives|ATF]] if his weapon played a part in the shooting, the ATF agent who responded said, "All we can say is it was recovered. We're just finding out everything we can."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/dallas-shooter-micah-johnson-purchased-ak-47-facebook-article-1.2708860|title=Dallas cop shooter Micah Johnson purchased AK-47 in Target parking lot in 2014|work=The New York Daily News|date=July 12, 2016|access-date=July 12, 2016|first1=Adam|last1=Schrader|first2=Joseph|last2=Stepansky|first3=Larry|last3=McShane}}</ref>


In addition to the rifle, Johnson carried at least one [[handgun]] with a [[high-capacity magazine]] during the attack.<ref name=NYTimes.Discussed/> CNN, citing an unnamed official, reported that two handguns were recovered, one a [[Glock 19]] Gen4 pistol and the other a [[Bauer Automatic|Fraser]] .25-caliber.<ref name="YanBloodBombs"/>
In addition to the rifle, Johnson carried at least one [[handgun]] with a [[high-capacity magazine]] during the attack.<ref name=NYTimes.Discussed/> CNN, citing an unnamed official, reported that two handguns were recovered, one a [[Glock 19]] Gen4 pistol and the other a [[Bauer Automatic|Fraser]] .25-caliber.<ref name="YanBloodBombs"/>
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Johnson's family home was searched by authorities the day after the shooting.<ref name="Gregory">{{cite web |url=http://abc7.com/news/dallas-suspect-said-he-wanted-to-kill-white-police-officers-police-say/1418651/|title=Dallas Suspect Said He Wanted To Kill White Officers, Police Say|last=Gregory|first=John|date=July 8, 2016|publisher=[[KABC-TV]] (ABC 7)|access-date=July 8, 2016}}</ref> Bomb-making materials, ballistic vests, two rifles, ammunition, and a "personal journal of combat tactics" containing "instruction on shooting techniques and tactical movements" were recovered from the home by detectives.<ref name=LATimes.Journal/><ref name=Yahoo.Slain/><ref name=FOX4.Records>{{cite web|url=http://www.fox4news.com/news/173289048-story|title=Police analyzing Dallas shooting suspect's phone records|work=Fox 4 News|date=July 12, 2016|access-date=July 12, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013065505/http://www.fox4news.com/news/173289048-story|archive-date=October 13, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=USAToday.Found>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/07/08/multiple-snipers-dallas/86839430/|title=Bomb-making material, ballistic vests, rifles found in Dallas gunman's home|work=USA Today|date=July 8, 2016|access-date=July 8, 2016|first1=Doug|last1=Stanglin |first2=Trevor |last2=Hughes}}</ref> Chief Brown reported that the journal included "quite a bit of rambling ... that's hard to decipher."<ref name="BraniginGoldman"/>
Johnson's family home was searched by authorities the day after the shooting.<ref name="Gregory">{{cite web |url=http://abc7.com/news/dallas-suspect-said-he-wanted-to-kill-white-police-officers-police-say/1418651/|title=Dallas Suspect Said He Wanted To Kill White Officers, Police Say|last=Gregory|first=John|date=July 8, 2016|publisher=[[KABC-TV]] (ABC 7)|access-date=July 8, 2016}}</ref> Bomb-making materials, ballistic vests, two rifles, ammunition, and a "personal journal of combat tactics" containing "instruction on shooting techniques and tactical movements" were recovered from the home by detectives.<ref name=LATimes.Journal/><ref name=Yahoo.Slain/><ref name=FOX4.Records>{{cite web|url=http://www.fox4news.com/news/173289048-story|title=Police analyzing Dallas shooting suspect's phone records|work=Fox 4 News|date=July 12, 2016|access-date=July 12, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013065505/http://www.fox4news.com/news/173289048-story|archive-date=October 13, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=USAToday.Found>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/07/08/multiple-snipers-dallas/86839430/|title=Bomb-making material, ballistic vests, rifles found in Dallas gunman's home|work=USA Today|date=July 8, 2016|access-date=July 8, 2016|first1=Doug|last1=Stanglin |first2=Trevor |last2=Hughes}}</ref> Chief Brown reported that the journal included "quite a bit of rambling ... that's hard to decipher."<ref name="BraniginGoldman"/>


Chief Brown said that recovered evidence pointed to Johnson practicing detonations and having enough explosive material to cause "devastating effects" throughout Dallas and the [[North Texas]] area.<ref name=NYTimes.Plans>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/11/us/dallas-shooting-micah-johnson-police.html|title=Dallas Gunman Had Plans for Wider Attack, Police Say|work=The New York Times|date=July 10, 2016|access-date=July 10, 2016|first1=Alan|last1=Blinder|first2=Timothy|last2=Williams}}</ref> However, the latter claim was contradicted on July 18 by two officials familiar with the investigation, who both said small amounts of [[Tannerite]], a [[binary explosive]] used to make explosive targets for gun ranges, and [[acetone]], an accelerant in explosives, were recovered from the home.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://bigstory.ap.org/article/8817bb59135d4d619df27099fc434a8c/officials-gunman-had-no-large-stockpile-bomb-materials|title=Officials: Gunman had no large stockpile of bomb materials|agency=Associated Press|date=July 15, 2016 |access-date=July 18, 2016|first=Nomaan|last=Merchant}}</ref>
Chief Brown said that recovered evidence pointed to Johnson practicing detonations and having enough explosive material to cause "devastating effects" throughout Dallas and the [[North Texas]] area.<ref name=NYTimes.Plans>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/11/us/dallas-shooting-micah-johnson-police.html|title=Dallas Gunman Had Plans for Wider Attack, Police Say|work=The New York Times|date=July 10, 2016|access-date=July 10, 2016|first1=Alan|last1=Blinder|first2=Timothy|last2=Williams}}</ref> However, the latter claim was contradicted on July 18 by two officials familiar with the investigation, who both said small amounts of [[Tannerite]], a [[binary explosive]] used to make explosive targets for gun ranges, and [[acetone]], an accelerant in explosives, were recovered from the home.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://bigstory.ap.org/article/8817bb59135d4d619df27099fc434a8c/officials-gunman-had-no-large-stockpile-bomb-materials|title=Officials: Gunman had no large stockpile of bomb materials|agency=Associated Press|date=July 15, 2016|access-date=July 18, 2016|first=Nomaan|last=Merchant|archive-date=July 17, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160717214340/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/8817bb59135d4d619df27099fc434a8c/officials-gunman-had-no-large-stockpile-bomb-materials|url-status=dead}}</ref>


Statements were taken from three hundred witnesses and officers during the course of the investigation.<ref name=CNN.Latest>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/11/us/dallas-shooting-investigation/|title=Writing in blood, threats of bombs: Latest on Dallas investigation|work=CNN|date=July 11, 2016|access-date=July 11, 2016|first=Holly|last=Yan}}</ref> Investigators are examining Johnson's laptop, journal, and cell phone, along with 170 hours of [[body camera]] footage.<ref name=NYTimes.Plans/><ref name=CNN.Latest/> However, there were concerns about the resolution quality of some of the 90 cameras installed in downtown Dallas, which could have recorded parts of the shooting essential to the investigation. The cameras were part of a multimillion-dollar downtown surveillance system implemented to reduce crime in the area.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Downtown-Surveillance-Cameras-Might-Have-Missed-Ambush-on-Police-387613212.html|title=Downtown Surveillance Cameras Might Have Missed Ambush on Police|work=NBC DFW|date=July 20, 2016 |access-date=August 13, 2016 |first=Robert|last=Wilsonsky}}</ref> The [[Dallas Police Department]] planned to release surveillance footage of the shooting on August 29, but held it off, saying the release would interfere with its investigation.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dallasnews.com/news/local-news/20160829-dallas-police-hold-off-releasing-surveillance-footage-of-july-7-shooting.ece |title=Dallas police hold off releasing surveillance footage of July 7 shooting|work=The Dallas Morning News|date=August 29, 2016 |access-date=September 9, 2016|first=Caleb|last=Downs}}</ref>
Investigators interviewed 300 witnesses and officers after the shooting.<ref name=CNN.Latest>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/11/us/dallas-shooting-investigation/|title=Writing in blood, threats of bombs: Latest on Dallas investigation|work=CNN|date=July 11, 2016|access-date=July 11, 2016|first=Holly|last=Yan}}</ref> Investigators examined Johnson's laptop, journal, and cell phone, along with 170 hours of [[body camera]] footage.<ref name=NYTimes.Plans/><ref name=CNN.Latest/> However, there were concerns about the resolution quality of some of the 90 cameras installed in downtown Dallas, which could have recorded parts of the shooting essential to the investigation. The cameras were part of a multimillion-dollar downtown surveillance system implemented to reduce crime in the area.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Downtown-Surveillance-Cameras-Might-Have-Missed-Ambush-on-Police-387613212.html|title=Downtown Surveillance Cameras Might Have Missed Ambush on Police|work=NBC DFW|date=July 20, 2016 |access-date=August 13, 2016 |first=Robert|last=Wilsonsky}}</ref> The DPD planned to release surveillance footage of the shooting on August 29, but held off, saying the release would interfere with its investigation.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dallasnews.com/news/local-news/20160829-dallas-police-hold-off-releasing-surveillance-footage-of-july-7-shooting.ece |title=Dallas police hold off releasing surveillance footage of July 7 shooting|work=The Dallas Morning News|date=August 29, 2016 |access-date=September 9, 2016|first=Caleb|last=Downs}}</ref>


===Related arrests===
===Related arrests===
Officials initially said two or more snipers carried out the shooting, with the confusion later attributed to ricocheting bullets and the echoes of gunshots. They later said that Johnson appears to have been the lone gunman, with all of the gunshots traced back to him. Three other people were taken into custody by police, "but officials have not said what roles they may have played."<ref name="ShapiroSuspect"/><ref name=DallasNews.Street/><ref name=Newsday.Rifle>{{cite news|url=http://www.newsday.com/news/nation/micah-johnson-dallas-shooting-suspect-was-dallas-area-resident-1.12020521|title=Micah Johnson: Dallas sniper used protective vest, semi-automatic rifle in shootings |publisher=Newsday|agency=Associated Press|date=July 9, 2016|access-date=July 9, 2016}}</ref><ref name="SchmidtLoneGunman">{{cite news |first1=Michael S.|last1=Schmidt|first2=Dave|last2=Philipps|url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/news-dallas-shooting-protest/johnson-was/ |title=Attack Appears to Be Work of Lone Gunman, Official Says|work=The New York Times|date=July 8, 2016|access-date=July 8, 2016}}</ref> These three included two people seen carrying [[camouflage]] bags and leaving the shooting scene on Lamar Street. They were both stopped and detained after a six-mile chase.<ref name=highspeedchase>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/07/08/us/dallas-police-shooting-map.html|title=How the Attack on the Dallas Police Unfolded|work=The New York Times|date=July 8, 2016|access-date=July 8, 2016|first1=Wilson|last1=Andrews|first2=Larry|last2=Buchanan|first3=K.K. Rebecca|last3=Lai|first4=Jasmine C.|last4=Lee |first5=Adam |last5=Pearce |first6=Julie|last6=Shaver|first7=Derek|last7=Watkins}}</ref> The detained persons were all later determined to be fleeing protesters who were either armed or carrying ammunition gear.<ref name=USAToday.Found/> However, police announced on July 9 that they were continuing to investigate whether Johnson acted alone or conspired with others in planning the shooting.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/09/us/dallas-ambush-investigation/|title=Dallas police end search for suspicious person in headquarters' parking lot|publisher=CNN|date=July 9, 2016|access-date=July 9, 2016|first1=Ralph|last1=Ellis|first2=Steve|last2=Almasy|first3=Steve |last3=Visser}}</ref> Investigators obtained a [[search warrant]] to look for phone numbers connected to Johnson.<ref name=FOX4.Records/>
Officials initially said two or more snipers carried out the shooting, with the confusion later attributed to ricocheting bullets and the echoes of gunshots. They later said that Johnson appears to have been the lone gunman, with all of the gunshots traced back to him. Three other people were taken into custody by police, "but officials have not said what roles they may have played."<ref name="ShapiroSuspect"/><ref name=DallasNews.Street/><ref name=Newsday.Rifle>{{cite news|url=http://www.newsday.com/news/nation/micah-johnson-dallas-shooting-suspect-was-dallas-area-resident-1.12020521|title=Micah Johnson: Dallas sniper used protective vest, semi-automatic rifle in shootings|publisher=Newsday|agency=Associated Press|date=July 9, 2016|access-date=July 9, 2016|archive-date=July 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160708221417/http://www.newsday.com/news/nation/micah-johnson-dallas-shooting-suspect-was-dallas-area-resident-1.12020521|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="SchmidtLoneGunman">{{cite news |first1=Michael S.|last1=Schmidt|first2=Dave|last2=Philipps|url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/news-dallas-shooting-protest/johnson-was/ |title=Attack Appears to Be Work of Lone Gunman, Official Says|work=The New York Times|date=July 8, 2016|access-date=July 8, 2016}}</ref> These three included two people seen carrying [[camouflage]] bags and leaving the shooting scene on Lamar Street. They were both stopped and detained after a six-mile chase.<ref name=highspeedchase>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/07/08/us/dallas-police-shooting-map.html|title=How the Attack on the Dallas Police Unfolded|work=The New York Times|date=July 8, 2016|access-date=July 8, 2016|first1=Wilson|last1=Andrews|first2=Larry|last2=Buchanan|first3=K.K. Rebecca|last3=Lai|first4=Jasmine C.|last4=Lee |first5=Adam |last5=Pearce |first6=Julie|last6=Shaver|first7=Derek|last7=Watkins}}</ref> The detained persons were all later determined to be fleeing protesters who were either armed or carrying ammunition gear.<ref name=USAToday.Found/> However, police announced on July 9 that they were continuing to investigate whether Johnson acted alone or conspired with others in planning the shooting.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/09/us/dallas-ambush-investigation/|title=Dallas police end search for suspicious person in headquarters' parking lot|publisher=CNN|date=July 9, 2016|access-date=July 9, 2016|first1=Ralph|last1=Ellis|first2=Steve|last2=Almasy|first3=Steve |last3=Visser}}</ref> Investigators obtained a [[search warrant]] to look for phone numbers connected to Johnson.<ref name=FOX4.Records/>


One of the people taken into custody by police had attended the protest wearing a camouflage T-shirt and openly carrying an unloaded [[AR-15]] rifle.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-dallas-hughes-20160708-20160708-snap-story.html|title=Man says he was wrongly identified as a suspect in Dallas police shootings|website=The Los Angeles Times|date=July 8, 2016|access-date=September 10, 2016 |first=Erica|last=Evans}}</ref> Shortly after the shooting, the [[Dallas Police Department]] (DPD) tweeted a photo of the man describing him as one of their suspects and asked the public's help in finding him.<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2016/07/08/twitter_exonerated_suspect_mark_hughes_in_the_dallas_shooting_why_haven.html|title=Twitter Exonerated This "Suspect" in the Dallas Shooting. Why Didn't the Police Clear His Name?|journal=Slate|date=July 8, 2016 |access-date=September 10, 2016|first=Will|last=Oremus}}</ref> The police-released image of the suspect was widely shared on social media and broadcast on national television.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/man-falsely-named-dallas-suspect-questions-paul-ryan-guns-article-1.2709072|title=Man falsely named suspect in Dallas attack questions Paul Ryan on gun control, PTS |website=The New York Daily News|date=July 13, 2016|access-date=September 10, 2016|first=Christopher|last=Brennan}}</ref> The suspect turned himself in and was subsequently released after questioning without charge.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/07/08/during-deadly-dallas-shooting-confusion-swirled-around-armed-man-carrying-a-rifle/|title=Man falsely connected to the shooting by Dallas police is now getting 'thousands' of death threats|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=July 8, 2016|access-date=September 10, 2016|first=Ben|last=Guarino}}</ref>
One of the people taken into custody by police had attended the protest wearing a camouflage T-shirt and openly carrying an unloaded [[AR-15]] rifle.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-dallas-hughes-20160708-20160708-snap-story.html|title=Man says he was wrongly identified as a suspect in Dallas police shootings|website=The Los Angeles Times|date=July 8, 2016|access-date=September 10, 2016 |first=Erica|last=Evans}}</ref> Shortly after the shooting, the DPD tweeted a photo of the man describing him as one of their suspects and asked the public's help in finding him.<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2016/07/08/twitter_exonerated_suspect_mark_hughes_in_the_dallas_shooting_why_haven.html|title=Twitter Exonerated This "Suspect" in the Dallas Shooting. Why Didn't the Police Clear His Name?|journal=Slate|date=July 8, 2016 |access-date=September 10, 2016|first=Will|last=Oremus}}</ref> The police-released image of the suspect was widely shared on social media and broadcast on national television.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/man-falsely-named-dallas-suspect-questions-paul-ryan-guns-article-1.2709072|title=Man falsely named suspect in Dallas attack questions Paul Ryan on gun control, PTS |website=The New York Daily News|date=July 13, 2016|access-date=September 10, 2016|first=Christopher|last=Brennan}}</ref> The suspect turned himself in and was subsequently released after questioning without charge.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/07/08/during-deadly-dallas-shooting-confusion-swirled-around-armed-man-carrying-a-rifle/|title=Man falsely connected to the shooting by Dallas police is now getting 'thousands' of death threats|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=July 8, 2016|access-date=September 10, 2016|first=Ben|last=Guarino}}</ref>


=== Criticism by Dallas Police Association ===
=== Criticism by Dallas Police Association ===
The then-president of the Dallas Police Association, Mike Mata, stated that due to the criticism of [[militarization of police]], someone within the [[Dallas Police Department]]'s chain of command ordered the officers assigned to the protest to not wear [[Bulletproof vest|military-style bulletproof vest]]s because they did not want the officers to look too "militaristic, aggressive" and instead to wear standard issue [[kevlar]] vests, which were not able to protect against the rifle rounds Johnson fired. For the same reasons, officers were not able to arm themselves with long guns, such as [[AR-15 style rifle|AR-15]]s. Mata was interviewed by the local [[CBS]] affiliate [[KDFW]] and said, "[A] lot of those shots, and a lot of those wounds… were [[Thorax|chest]] shots, [[Abdomen|lower abdomen]] wound shots, and those heavy vests would have covered them".<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-06-29|title=Police Told To Leave Protective Gear Behind|url=https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2017/06/29/police-told-to-leave-protective-gear-behind/|access-date=2020-08-07|language=en-US}}</ref>
The then-president of the Dallas Police Association, Mike Mata, stated that due to the criticism of [[militarization of police]], someone within the DPD's chain of command ordered the officers assigned to the protest to not wear [[Bulletproof vest|military-style bulletproof vest]]s because they did not want the officers to look too "militaristic, aggressive" and instead to wear standard issue [[kevlar]] vests, which were not able to protect against the rifle rounds Johnson fired. For the same reasons, officers were not able to arm themselves with long guns, such as [[AR-15 style rifle|AR-15]]s. Mata was interviewed by the local news station [[KDFW]] and said, "[A] lot of those shots, and a lot of those wounds… were [[Thorax|chest]] shots, [[Abdomen|lower abdomen]] wound shots, and those heavy vests would have covered them".<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Douglas Jr |first1=Jack |last2=Allen |first2=Ginger |date=2017-06-29 |title=Police Told To Leave Protective Gear Behind |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/dfw/news/police-told-to-leave-protective-gear-behind/ |access-date=2020-08-07 |website=[[CBS News]] |language=en-US}}</ref>


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==Aftermath==
==Aftermath==
[[File:2016 Dallas police shooting memorial service 2.jpg|thumb|left|2016 Dallas police shooting memorial service 2]]
[[File:2016 Dallas police shooting memorial service 2.jpg|thumb|left|Police at a memorial service for one of the officers killed in the shooting]]
DART suspended service in downtown Dallas after the shooting, but resumed the next morning with the exception of [[West End station (DART)|West End station]].<ref name="nbcdfw">{{cite news|url=http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Protests-in-Dallas-Over-Alton-Sterling-Death-385784431.html|title=Sniper Ambush Kills 5 Officers, Injures 7 in Dallas Following Peaceful Protest|work=[[KXAS-TV|NBC DFW]] |date=July 7, 2016|access-date=July 8, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Formby |first=Brandon |date=July 8, 2016 |title=Large swath of downtown Dallas' west side closed today as other businesses, events shutter and call off plans |url=http://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/headlines/20160708-large-swath-of-downtown-dallas-west-side-including-two-major-dart-stations-will-be-closed-friday.ece |newspaper=The Dallas Morning News |access-date=July 8, 2016}}</ref> The [[Federal Aviation Administration]] issued a [[temporary flight restriction]] of civilian aircraft for the immediate vicinity in which the shooting occurred, allowing only police aircraft in the airspace.<ref>{{cite web|title=6/2615 NOTAM Details |url=http://tfr.faa.gov/save_pages/detail_6_2615.html |website=Federal Aviation Administration |publisher=U.S. Department of Transportation |access-date=July 8, 2016 |date=July 7, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160711112955/http://tfr.faa.gov/save_pages/detail_6_2615.html |archive-date=July 11, 2016 }}</ref>
DART suspended service in downtown Dallas after the shooting, but resumed the next morning with the exception of [[West End station (DART)|West End station]].<ref name="nbcdfw">{{cite news|url=http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Protests-in-Dallas-Over-Alton-Sterling-Death-385784431.html|title=Sniper Ambush Kills 5 Officers, Injures 7 in Dallas Following Peaceful Protest|work=[[KXAS-TV|NBC DFW]] |date=July 7, 2016|access-date=July 8, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Formby |first=Brandon |date=July 8, 2016 |title=Large swath of downtown Dallas' west side closed today as other businesses, events shutter and call off plans |url=http://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/headlines/20160708-large-swath-of-downtown-dallas-west-side-including-two-major-dart-stations-will-be-closed-friday.ece |newspaper=The Dallas Morning News |access-date=July 8, 2016 |archive-date=July 9, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160709150055/http://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/headlines/20160708-large-swath-of-downtown-dallas-west-side-including-two-major-dart-stations-will-be-closed-friday.ece |url-status=dead }}</ref> The [[Federal Aviation Administration]] issued a [[temporary flight restriction]] of civilian aircraft for the immediate vicinity in which the shooting occurred, allowing only police aircraft in the airspace.<ref>{{cite web|title=6/2615 NOTAM Details |url=http://tfr.faa.gov/save_pages/detail_6_2615.html |website=Federal Aviation Administration |publisher=U.S. Department of Transportation |access-date=July 8, 2016 |date=July 7, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160711112955/http://tfr.faa.gov/save_pages/detail_6_2615.html |archive-date=July 11, 2016 }}</ref>


[[El Centro College]] canceled all classes on July 8.<ref name="nbcdfw"/> Police barricaded the perimeter and began canvassing the crime scene. The explosion that killed Johnson also destroyed the school's servers, further delaying reopening. The school partially reopened on July 20, with staff returning that day and students on the following day. Buildings A, B, and C remained closed pending the FBI investigation.<ref name=DallasObserver.Details/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2016/07/20/teachers-return-to-el-centro-college-after-dallas-attack/|title=Teachers Return To El Centro College After Dallas Attack|work=CBS DFW|date=July 20, 2016 |access-date=July 20, 2016|first=Yona|last=Gavino}}</ref> A "Reflect and Renew" ceremony dedicated to demonstrating citywide efforts to unify Dallas was held at the college on July 27. Students and staff, along with city and community officials, were in attendance.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Reflect-and-Renew-at-El-Centro-College-After-Dallas-Ambush-388480592.html|title=Reflect and Renew at El Centro College After Dallas Ambush|work=NBC DFW|date=July 27, 2016|access-date=July 27, 2016|first=Ken|last=Kalthoff}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fox4news.com/news/182300580-story|title=El Centro ceremony reflects on Dallas ambush shooting|work=FOX 4 News|date=July 27, 2016|access-date=July 27, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160811032823/http://www.fox4news.com/news/182300580-story|archive-date=August 11, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
[[El Centro College]] canceled all classes on July 8.<ref name="nbcdfw"/> Police barricaded the perimeter and began canvassing the crime scene. The explosion that killed Johnson also destroyed the school's servers, further delaying reopening. The school partially reopened on July 20, with staff returning that day and students on the following day. Buildings A, B, and C remained closed pending the FBI investigation.<ref name=DallasObserver.Details/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/dfw/news/teachers-return-to-el-centro-college-after-dallas-attack/|title=Teachers Return To El Centro College After Dallas Attack|work=CBS DFW|date=July 20, 2016 |access-date=July 20, 2016|first=Yona|last=Gavino}}</ref> A "Reflect and Renew" ceremony dedicated to demonstrating citywide efforts to unify Dallas was held at the college on July 27. Students and staff, along with city and community officials, were in attendance.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Reflect-and-Renew-at-El-Centro-College-After-Dallas-Ambush-388480592.html|title=Reflect and Renew at El Centro College After Dallas Ambush|work=NBC DFW|date=July 27, 2016|access-date=July 27, 2016|first=Ken|last=Kalthoff}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=July 27, 2016 |title=El Centro ceremony reflects on Dallas ambush shooting |url=https://www.fox4news.com/news/el-centro-ceremony-reflects-on-dallas-ambush-shooting |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160811032823/http://www.fox4news.com/news/182300580-story |archive-date=August 11, 2016 |access-date=July 27, 2016 |work=FOX 4 News}}</ref>


Chief Brown said that police efforts to identify the gunman were made more difficult by the presence of up to thirty civilians [[Open carry in the United States|openly carrying]] rifles during the protest, which is legal in Texas. Brown said, "We're trying as best we can as a law enforcement community to make it work so that citizens can express their [[Second Amendment to the United States Constitution|Second Amendment]] rights. But it's increasingly challenging when people have [[AR-15]]s slung over their shoulder and they're in a crowd. We don't know who the good guy is versus the bad guy when everyone starts shooting." In an interview after the shooting, Dallas Mayor [[Mike Rawlings]] said that he supported changing [[Gun laws in Texas|state law]] to restrict the public carrying of rifles and [[shotgun]]s so that the police could distinguish between suspects and civilians more easily during crises.<ref name="Hennessy-FiskeOpenCarry">{{cite web|first=Molly|last=Hennessy-Fiske|url=http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-dallas-chief-20160711-snap-story.html|title=Dallas police chief: Open carry makes things confusing during mass shootings|work=The Los Angeles Times|date=July 11, 2016|access-date=July 11, 2016}}</ref><ref name="FernandezBlinderMontgomery">{{cite news|first1=Manny|last1=Fernandez |first2=Alan |last2=Blinder|first3=David|last3=Montgomery|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/11/us/texas-open-carry-laws-blurred-lines-between-suspects-and-marchers.html|title=Texas Open-Carry Laws Blurred Lines Between Suspects and Marchers|work=The New York Times|date=July 10, 2016|access-date=July 11, 2016}}</ref>
Chief Brown said that police efforts to identify the gunman were made more difficult by the presence of up to thirty civilians [[Open carry in the United States|openly carrying]] rifles during the protest, which is legal in Texas. Brown said, "We're trying as best we can as a law enforcement community to make it work so that citizens can express their [[Second Amendment to the United States Constitution|Second Amendment]] rights. But it's increasingly challenging when people have [[AR-15]]s slung over their shoulder and they're in a crowd. We don't know who the good guy is versus the bad guy when everyone starts shooting." In an interview after the shooting, Dallas Mayor [[Mike Rawlings]] said that he supported changing [[Gun laws in Texas|state law]] to restrict the public carrying of rifles and [[shotgun]]s so that the police could distinguish between suspects and civilians more easily during crises.<ref name="Hennessy-FiskeOpenCarry">{{cite web|first=Molly|last=Hennessy-Fiske|url=http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-dallas-chief-20160711-snap-story.html|title=Dallas police chief: Open carry makes things confusing during mass shootings|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=July 11, 2016|access-date=July 11, 2016}}</ref><ref name="FernandezBlinderMontgomery">{{cite news|first1=Manny|last1=Fernandez |first2=Alan |last2=Blinder|first3=David|last3=Montgomery|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/11/us/texas-open-carry-laws-blurred-lines-between-suspects-and-marchers.html|title=Texas Open-Carry Laws Blurred Lines Between Suspects and Marchers|work=The New York Times|date=July 10, 2016|access-date=July 11, 2016}}</ref>


''[[Dallas Observer]]'' noted several similarities between Johnson and [[Mark Essex]], a discharged [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] sailor and [[Black Panther Party|Black Panther]] who committed two attacks against White civilians and police officers on December 31, 1972, and January 7, 1973, in [[New Orleans]]. The attacks left nine people dead, including five police officers.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dallasobserver.com/news/a-mass-murder-of-police-officers-43-years-ago-is-strikingly-similar-to-downtown-dallas-shooting-8616279|title=A Mass Murder Of Police Officers 43 Years Ago Is Strikingly Similar To Downtown Dallas Shooting|work=Dallas Observer |date=August 22, 2016|access-date=September 7, 2016|first=Erin|last=Stone}}</ref>
''[[Dallas Observer]]'' noted several similarities between Johnson and [[Mark Essex]], a discharged [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] sailor and [[Black Panther Party|Black Panther]] who committed two attacks against White civilians and police officers on December 31, 1972, and January 7, 1973, in [[New Orleans]]. The attacks left nine people dead, including five police officers.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dallasobserver.com/news/a-mass-murder-of-police-officers-43-years-ago-is-strikingly-similar-to-downtown-dallas-shooting-8616279|title=A Mass Murder Of Police Officers 43 Years Ago Is Strikingly Similar To Downtown Dallas Shooting|work=Dallas Observer |date=August 22, 2016|access-date=September 7, 2016|first=Erin|last=Stone}}</ref>


===Lawsuits===
===Lawsuits===
In November 2016, Enrique Zamarripa, the father of Officer Patrick Zamarripa, one of the murdered police officers, filed a lawsuit against [[Black Lives Matter]] and 13 other defendants, including the [[Nation of Islam]], the [[New Black Panther Party]], the Reverend [[Al Sharpton]], and individual activists. The lawsuit seeks $550 million in damages and claims that Johnson was acting as an agent for the defendants and alleged that the defendants incited violence and caused the Dallas shooting as a "direct result".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2016/11/07/father-of-officer-killed-in-downtown-dallas-ambush-sues-black-lives-matter/|title=Father Of Officer Killed In Downtown Dallas Ambush Sues Black Lives Matter|work=CBS DFW|date=November 7, 2016|access-date=November 7, 2016}}</ref><ref name="CardonaLawsuit">{{cite web|first=Claire Z.|last=Cardona|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/dallas-police/2016/11/08/mother-slain-dallas-officer-distances-lawsuit-black-lives-matter|title=Mother of slain Dallas officer distances herself from lawsuit against Black Lives Matter|publisher=Dallas Morning News|date=November 8, 2016|access-date=November 8, 2016}}</ref> The mother of the officer, Valerie Zamarripa, distanced herself from her ex-husband's lawsuit, saying that it did not reflect her views, or the views of the foundation set up in her son's name.<ref name="CardonaLawsuit"/>
In November 2016, Enrique Zamarripa, the father of Officer Patrick Zamarripa, one of the murdered police officers, filed a lawsuit against [[Black Lives Matter]] and 13 other defendants, including the [[Nation of Islam]], the [[New Black Panther Party]], the Reverend [[Al Sharpton]], and individual activists. The lawsuit seeks $550 million in damages and claims that Johnson was acting as an agent for the defendants and alleged that the defendants incited violence and caused the Dallas shooting as a "direct result".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/dfw/news/father-of-officer-killed-in-downtown-dallas-ambush-sues-black-lives-matter/|title=Father Of Officer Killed In Downtown Dallas Ambush Sues Black Lives Matter|work=CBS DFW|date=November 7, 2016|access-date=November 7, 2016}}</ref><ref name="CardonaLawsuit">{{cite web|first=Claire Z.|last=Cardona|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/dallas-police/2016/11/08/mother-slain-dallas-officer-distances-lawsuit-black-lives-matter|title=Mother of slain Dallas officer distances herself from lawsuit against Black Lives Matter|publisher=Dallas Morning News|date=November 8, 2016|access-date=November 8, 2016}}</ref> The mother of the officer, Valerie Zamarripa, distanced herself from her ex-husband's lawsuit, saying that it did not reflect her views, or the views of the foundation set up in her son's name.<ref name="CardonaLawsuit"/>


Earlier, in September 2016, a Dallas police officer, Sgt. Demetrick Pennie, represented by lawyer [[Larry Klayman]], filed a lawsuit in the [[U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas]] against 17 people—including [[Louis Farrakhan]], the Nation of Islam, Sharpton, the [[National Action Network]], Black Lives Matter, [[DeRay Mckesson]], [[Malik Zulu Shabazz]], the New Black Panther Party, [[George Soros]], President [[Barack Obama]], [[Eric Holder]], [[Hillary Clinton]], and [[Jesse Jackson]]—blaming them for the attack and seeking damages of over $500 million.<ref name="Andrews">{{cite news|first=Travis M.|last=Andrews|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/09/21/black-dallas-police-officer-sues-black-lives-matter-on-behalf-of-christians-jews-and-caucasians-others/|title=Black Dallas police officer sues Black Lives Matter on behalf of 'Christians, Jews and Caucasians,' others|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=September 21, 2016|access-date=September 21, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2017/02/07/larry-klayman-files-two-lawsuits-accusing-black-defendants-pushing-race-war|title=Larry Klayman Files Two Lawsuits Accusing Black Defendants of Pushing Race War|agency=Hatewatch|publisher=Southern Poverty Law Center|date=February 7, 2017|access-date=February 7, 2017}}</ref> Klayman has used his nonprofit group Freedom Watch to pursue lawsuits that "further supposed '[[Far-right politics|far-right]]' causes" in the past.<ref>{{cite web|first=J. Weston|last=Phippen|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/news/archive/2016/11/dallas-officer-lawsuit-blm/506939/|title=A Lawsuit Accuses Black Lives Matter of Inciting a 'War on Police'|publisher=The Atlantic|date=November 8, 2016|access-date=November 8, 2016}}</ref> The lawsuit was seen as "unlikely to be taken too seriously by a judge"<ref name="Andrews"/> and all of Klayman's claims against Mckesson and Black Lives Matter were dismissed or withdrawn.<ref name="Kunzelman">{{cite news|first=Michael|last=Kunzelman|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/can-black-lives-matter-be-sued-activists-attorney-says-no/2017/06/14/ce61f8c2-511b-11e7-b74e-0d2785d3083d_story.html|title=Can Black Lives Matter be sued? Federal judge to decide|newspaper=The Washington Post|agency=Associated Press|date=June 14, 2017|access-date=June 14, 2017}}{{dead link|date=June 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Attorneys for Mckesson have argued that "Klayman should have known his claims were frivolous."<ref name="Kunzelman"/>
Earlier, in September 2016, a Dallas police officer, Sgt. Demetrick Pennie, represented by lawyer [[Larry Klayman]], filed a lawsuit in the [[U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas]] against 17 people—including [[Louis Farrakhan]], the Nation of Islam, Sharpton, the [[National Action Network]], Black Lives Matter, [[DeRay Mckesson]], [[Malik Zulu Shabazz]], the New Black Panther Party, [[George Soros]], President [[Barack Obama]], [[Eric Holder]], [[Hillary Clinton]], and [[Jesse Jackson]]—blaming them for the attack and seeking damages of over $500 million.<ref name="Andrews">{{cite news|first=Travis M.|last=Andrews|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/09/21/black-dallas-police-officer-sues-black-lives-matter-on-behalf-of-christians-jews-and-caucasians-others/|title=Black Dallas police officer sues Black Lives Matter on behalf of 'Christians, Jews and Caucasians,' others|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=September 21, 2016|access-date=September 21, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2017/02/07/larry-klayman-files-two-lawsuits-accusing-black-defendants-pushing-race-war|title=Larry Klayman Files Two Lawsuits Accusing Black Defendants of Pushing Race War|agency=Hatewatch|publisher=Southern Poverty Law Center|date=February 7, 2017|access-date=February 7, 2017}}</ref> Klayman has used his nonprofit group Freedom Watch to pursue lawsuits that "further supposed '[[Far-right politics|far-right]]' causes" in the past.<ref>{{cite web|first=J. Weston|last=Phippen|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/news/archive/2016/11/dallas-officer-lawsuit-blm/506939/|title=A Lawsuit Accuses Black Lives Matter of Inciting a 'War on Police'|publisher=The Atlantic|date=November 8, 2016|access-date=November 8, 2016}}</ref> The lawsuit was seen as "unlikely to be taken too seriously by a judge"<ref name="Andrews"/> and all of Klayman's claims against Mckesson and Black Lives Matter were dismissed or withdrawn.<ref name="Kunzelman">{{cite news|first=Michael|last=Kunzelman|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/can-black-lives-matter-be-sued-activists-attorney-says-no/2017/06/14/ce61f8c2-511b-11e7-b74e-0d2785d3083d_story.html|title=Can Black Lives Matter be sued? Federal judge to decide|newspaper=The Washington Post|agency=Associated Press|date=June 14, 2017|access-date=June 14, 2017}}{{dead link|date=June 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Attorneys for Mckesson have argued that "Klayman should have known his claims were frivolous."<ref name="Kunzelman"/>


In January 2017, Pennie separately sued [[Twitter]], [[Facebook]], and [[Google]] in the [[U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California]], claiming that the websites "knowingly and recklessly" allowed terrorist propaganda to be spread on their social networks.<ref>{{cite web|first=Andrew|last=O'Reilly|url=http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/01/17/dallas-cop-sues-social-media-companies-for-allegedly-helping-influence-police-shooter.html|title=Dallas cop sues social media companies for allegedly helping influence police shooter|publisher=FOX News|date=January 17, 2017|access-date=January 17, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Michelle|last=Casady|url=https://www.law360.com/articles/881966/twitter-facebook-blamed-in-dallas-police-shooting-lawsuit|title=Twitter, Facebook Blamed In Dallas Police Shooting Lawsuit|publisher=Law360|date=January 18, 2017|access-date=January 18, 2017}}</ref>
In January 2017, Pennie separately sued [[Twitter]], [[Facebook]], and [[Google]] in the [[U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California]], claiming that the websites "knowingly and recklessly" allowed terrorist propaganda to be spread on their social networks.<ref>{{cite web|first=Andrew|last=O'Reilly|url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/dallas-cop-sues-social-media-companies-for-allegedly-helping-influence-police-shooter|title=Dallas cop sues social media companies for allegedly helping influence police shooter|publisher=FOX News|date=January 17, 2017|access-date=January 17, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Michelle|last=Casady|url=https://www.law360.com/articles/881966/twitter-facebook-blamed-in-dallas-police-shooting-lawsuit|title=Twitter, Facebook Blamed In Dallas Police Shooting Lawsuit|publisher=Law360|date=January 18, 2017|access-date=January 18, 2017}}</ref>


===Effects on policing===
===Effects on policing===
As a result of the shooting, local law enforcement officers worked more than $800,000 in overtime to help the [[Dallas Police Department]] (DPD). This included $86,000 spent by the Dallas County Sheriff's Office, $88,000 spent by the Arlington Police Department, about $705,250 by DPD, and unknown sums by the Irving Police Department and the Dallas Fire-Rescue Department.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/headlines/20160831-july-7-ambush-cost-dallas-area-law-enforcement-more-than-800000-in-overtime.ece |title=July 7 ambush cost Dallas-area law enforcement more than $800,000 in overtime|work=The Dallas Morning News|date=August 31, 2016 |access-date=September 9, 2016|first=Naheed|last=Rajwani}}</ref>
As a result of the shooting, local law enforcement officers worked more than $800,000 in overtime to help the DPD. This included $86,000 spent by the Dallas County Sheriff's Office, $88,000 spent by the Arlington Police Department, about $705,250 by DPD, and unknown sums by the Irving Police Department and the Dallas Fire-Rescue Department.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/headlines/20160831-july-7-ambush-cost-dallas-area-law-enforcement-more-than-800000-in-overtime.ece |title=July 7 ambush cost Dallas-area law enforcement more than $800,000 in overtime|work=The Dallas Morning News|date=August 31, 2016 |access-date=September 9, 2016|first=Naheed|last=Rajwani}}</ref>


Following this shooting and [[2016 shooting of Baton Rouge police officers|another in Baton Rouge, Louisiana]], that killed three police officers and wounded three others, local law enforcement agencies across the U.S. began readjusting response strategies, with more officers being paired up in patrol vehicles.{{efn|While it was once standard practice to pair officers in patrol vehicles, budget cuts and other staffing demands prompted many police departments to implement more single-officer patrols.<ref name=Time.Responding/>}} Departments also began to increase security and surveillance at protest events against police.<ref name=Time.Responding>{{cite magazine |url=http://time.com/4411617/police-change-tactics-baton-rouge-shooting/|title=How America's Police Are Responding to Baton Rouge and Dallas |magazine=Time|date=July 18, 2016|access-date=July 19, 2016|first=Josh|last=Sanburn}}</ref>
Following this shooting and [[2016 shooting of Baton Rouge police officers|another in Baton Rouge, Louisiana]], that killed three police officers and wounded three others, local law enforcement agencies across the U.S. began readjusting response strategies, with more officers being paired up in patrol vehicles.{{efn|While it was once standard practice to pair officers in patrol vehicles, budget cuts and other staffing demands prompted many police departments to implement more single-officer patrols.<ref name=Time.Responding/>}} Departments also began to increase security and surveillance at protest events against police.<ref name=Time.Responding>{{cite magazine |url=https://time.com/4411617/police-change-tactics-baton-rouge-shooting/|title=How America's Police Are Responding to Baton Rouge and Dallas |magazine=Time|date=July 18, 2016|access-date=July 19, 2016|first=Josh|last=Sanburn}}</ref>


Within twelve days following the shooting, DPD received 467 job applications, representing a 344% increase from the 136 applications received by the department in June. In the months before the shooting, DPD, along with other police departments across the country, had been struggling to recruit new officers. DPD even had to cancel academy classes because there were not enough applicants, and also struggled in retaining officers due to a low salary.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-police-dallas-idUSKCN10304X |title=Dallas police job applications surge after fatal ambush attacks|work=Reuters|date=July 22, 2016|access-date=July 24, 2016|first=Lisa Maria|last=Garza}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://keranews.org/post/after-deadly-shootings-dallas-police-recruits-say-theyre-more-committed-ever|title=After Deadly Shootings, Dallas Police Recruits Say They're More Committed Than Ever|work=KERA News|date=August 3, 2016 |access-date=August 3, 2016|first=Christopher|last=Connelly}}</ref> On August 25, DPD announced their goal to hire 549 officers by October 2017, though some police and City Council officials called it an unrealistic goal due to the department's strict hiring requirements.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dallasnews.com/news/local-news/20160825-dallas-wants-549-new-cops-but-that-may-not-be-realistic.ece |title=Dallas wants 549 new cops, but that may not be realistic|work=The Dallas Morning News|date=August 25, 2016 |access-date=September 9, 2016|first1=Naheed|last1=Rajwani|first2=Tasha|last2=Tsiaperas}}</ref>
Within twelve days of the shooting, DPD received 467 job applications, representing a 344% increase from the 136 applications received by the department in June. In the months before the shooting, DPD, along with other police departments across the country, had been struggling to recruit new officers. DPD had to cancel academy classes because there were not enough applicants, and also struggled in retaining officers due to a low salary.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-police-dallas-idUSKCN10304X |title=Dallas police job applications surge after fatal ambush attacks|work=Reuters|date=July 22, 2016|access-date=July 24, 2016|first=Lisa Maria|last=Garza}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://keranews.org/post/after-deadly-shootings-dallas-police-recruits-say-theyre-more-committed-ever|title=After Deadly Shootings, Dallas Police Recruits Say They're More Committed Than Ever|work=KERA News|date=August 3, 2016 |access-date=August 3, 2016|first=Christopher|last=Connelly}}</ref> On August 25, DPD announced their goal of hiring 549 officers by October 2017, though some police and City Council officials called the effort unrealistic due to the department's strict hiring requirements.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dallasnews.com/news/local-news/20160825-dallas-wants-549-new-cops-but-that-may-not-be-realistic.ece |title=Dallas wants 549 new cops, but that may not be realistic|work=The Dallas Morning News|date=August 25, 2016 |access-date=September 9, 2016|first1=Naheed|last1=Rajwani|first2=Tasha|last2=Tsiaperas}}</ref>


===Use of a police robot to kill Johnson===
===Use of a police robot to kill Johnson===
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==Reactions==
==Reactions==
Texas Governor [[Greg Abbott]] ordered the director of the [[Texas Department of Public Safety]] to offer any assistance to Dallas when requested. He also said, "In times like this we must remember—and emphasize—the importance of uniting as Americans."<ref name=KXAN.Shot>{{cite web|url=http://kxan.com/2016/07/07/two-police-officers-shot-during-protests-in-dallas/|title=Five police officers shot dead in downtown Dallas attack|publisher=[[KXAN-TV]]|date=July 7, 2016|access-date=July 7, 2016}}</ref> Texas Lieutenant Governor [[Dan Patrick (politician)|Dan Patrick]] attributed the violence to individuals on social media, "former Black Lives Matter protesters", and others with anti-police views,<ref name=Fox.Patrick>{{cite web|url=http://video.foxnews.com/v/5027952148001/texas-lt-gov-patrick-on-dallas-ambush-this-has-to-end/?#sp=show-clips|title=Texas Lt. Gov. Patrick on Dallas ambush: 'This has to end'|publisher=Fox News|date=July 8, 2016 |access-date=July 9, 2016}}</ref> later expressing regret for his statement.<ref name=CNN.Patrick>{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/08/politics/dan-patrick-black-lives-matter-dallas/|title=Texas official walks back remark calling Dallas protesters 'hypocrites'|publisher=CNN|date=July 8, 2016|access-date=July 9, 2016|first=Eugene|last=Scott}}</ref>
Texas Governor [[Greg Abbott]] ordered the director of the [[Texas Department of Public Safety]] to offer any assistance to Dallas when requested. He also said, "In times like this we must remember—and emphasize—the importance of uniting as Americans."<ref name=KXAN.Shot>{{cite web|url=http://kxan.com/2016/07/07/two-police-officers-shot-during-protests-in-dallas/|title=Five police officers shot dead in downtown Dallas attack|publisher=[[KXAN-TV]]|date=July 7, 2016|access-date=July 7, 2016|archive-date=September 27, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170927024605/http://kxan.com/2016/07/07/two-police-officers-shot-during-protests-in-dallas/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Texas Lieutenant Governor [[Dan Patrick (politician)|Dan Patrick]] attributed the violence to individuals on social media, "former Black Lives Matter protesters", and others with anti-police views,<ref name=Fox.Patrick>{{cite web|url=http://video.foxnews.com/v/5027952148001/texas-lt-gov-patrick-on-dallas-ambush-this-has-to-end/?#sp=show-clips|title=Texas Lt. Gov. Patrick on Dallas ambush: 'This has to end'|publisher=Fox News|date=July 8, 2016 |access-date=July 9, 2016}}</ref> later expressing regret for his statement.<ref name=CNN.Patrick>{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/08/politics/dan-patrick-black-lives-matter-dallas/|title=Texas official walks back remark calling Dallas protesters 'hypocrites'|publisher=CNN|date=July 8, 2016|access-date=July 9, 2016|first=Eugene|last=Scott}}</ref>


President [[Barack Obama]] called the shooting a "vicious, calculated, despicable attack" and a "tremendous tragedy".<ref name=ABC.Obama>{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/president-obama-receiving-regular-updates-dallas-shooting/story?id=40425624|title=President Obama Describes Dallas Shootings As 'Vicious, Calculated, Despicable Attack'|work=ABC News|date=July 8, 2016|access-date=July 8, 2016 |first1=Alexander |last1=Mallin|first2=David|last2=Caplan}}</ref> He also made immediate calls for [[gun control]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Blake |first1=Aaron|title=Why President Obama went right to gun control after five police officers were killed in Dallas |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/07/08/why-president-obama-went-right-to-gun-control-after-five-police-were-killed-in-dallas|access-date=July 8, 2016|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=July 8, 2016}}</ref> The [[Fraternal Order of Police]], the largest police union in the U.S., called for the shooting to be investigated as a [[hate crime]]<ref name=yahoonews>{{cite web |url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/police-union-criticizes-obama-shooting-response-calls-for-hate-crime-investigation-154938936.html |title=Police union criticizes Obama shooting response, calls for hate crime investigation|publisher=Yahoo! News|date=July 8, 2016 |access-date=July 9, 2016|first1=Liz|last1=Goodwin}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|publisher=Fraternal Order of Police|title=FOP: Justice Needs to Investigate Dallas Shootings as a Hate Crime|date=July 8, 2016|access-date=July 9, 2016|url=https://fop.net/CmsDocument/Doc/pr_2016-0708.pdf}}</ref> and criticized President Obama's response, saying that he needed to speak for everyone and not give one speech for police officers and another one for African Americans.<ref name=yahoonews/>
President [[Barack Obama]] called the shooting a "vicious, calculated, despicable attack" and a "tremendous tragedy".<ref name=ABC.Obama>{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/president-obama-receiving-regular-updates-dallas-shooting/story?id=40425624|title=President Obama Describes Dallas Shootings As 'Vicious, Calculated, Despicable Attack'|work=ABC News|date=July 8, 2016|access-date=July 8, 2016 |first1=Alexander |last1=Mallin|first2=David|last2=Caplan}}</ref> He also made immediate calls for [[gun control]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Blake |first1=Aaron|title=Why President Obama went right to gun control after five police officers were killed in Dallas |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/07/08/why-president-obama-went-right-to-gun-control-after-five-police-were-killed-in-dallas|access-date=July 8, 2016|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=July 8, 2016}}</ref> The [[Fraternal Order of Police]], the largest police union in the U.S., called for the shooting to be investigated as a [[hate crime]]<ref name=yahoonews>{{cite web |url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/police-union-criticizes-obama-shooting-response-calls-for-hate-crime-investigation-154938936.html |title=Police union criticizes Obama shooting response, calls for hate crime investigation|publisher=Yahoo! News|date=July 8, 2016 |access-date=July 9, 2016|first1=Liz|last1=Goodwin}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|publisher=Fraternal Order of Police|title=FOP: Justice Needs to Investigate Dallas Shootings as a Hate Crime|date=July 8, 2016|access-date=July 9, 2016|url=https://fop.net/CmsDocument/Doc/pr_2016-0708.pdf|archive-date=August 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160813090703/https://fop.net/CmsDocument/Doc/pr_2016-0708.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> and criticized President Obama's response, saying that he needed to speak for everyone and not give one speech for police officers and another one for African Americans.<ref name=yahoonews/>


Leaders associated with the [[Black Lives Matter]] movement, including organizers of the protest rally, condemned the shooting.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-36752603|title=Dallas shooting suspect Micah Johnson 'acted alone'|work=BBC News|date=July 9, 2016|access-date=July 9, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/national-international/Dallas-Police-Shooting-Sniper-Black-Lives-Matter-NAACP-385997131.html |title=Black Lives Matter Activists, Civil Rights Leaders Condemn Dallas Ambush |publisher=NBC New York |last=Mason |first=Ari |date=July 8, 2016 |access-date=September 11, 2017}}</ref>
Leaders associated with the [[Black Lives Matter]] movement, including organizers of the protest rally, condemned the shooting.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-36752603|title=Dallas shooting suspect Micah Johnson 'acted alone'|work=BBC News|date=July 9, 2016|access-date=July 9, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/national-international/Dallas-Police-Shooting-Sniper-Black-Lives-Matter-NAACP-385997131.html |title=Black Lives Matter Activists, Civil Rights Leaders Condemn Dallas Ambush |publisher=NBC New York |last=Mason |first=Ari |date=July 8, 2016 |access-date=September 11, 2017}}</ref>


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On July 8, the day after the shooting, a special interfaith vigil attracted hundreds of people to [[Thanks-Giving Square]] in Downtown Dallas, where Dallas Mayor [[Mike Rawlings]] and regional faith leaders led prayers for the officers involved in the shooting and for everyone affected by it.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wfaa.com/entertainment/television/programs/td-jakes/bishop-td-jakes-speaks/267862656|title=TD Jakes: 'Tragedy we ignore today will be on our doorstep tomorrow'|work=WFAA|date=July 8, 2016 |access-date=November 18, 2016}}</ref>
On July 8, the day after the shooting, a special interfaith vigil attracted hundreds of people to [[Thanks-Giving Square]] in Downtown Dallas, where Dallas Mayor [[Mike Rawlings]] and regional faith leaders led prayers for the officers involved in the shooting and for everyone affected by it.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wfaa.com/entertainment/television/programs/td-jakes/bishop-td-jakes-speaks/267862656|title=TD Jakes: 'Tragedy we ignore today will be on our doorstep tomorrow'|work=WFAA|date=July 8, 2016|access-date=November 18, 2016|archive-date=November 17, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161117145312/http://www.wfaa.com/entertainment/television/programs/td-jakes/bishop-td-jakes-speaks/267862656|url-status=dead}}</ref>


An [[interfaith]] memorial to the dead officers was held at Dallas's [[Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center]] on July 12. U.S. President Barack Obama and former President [[George W. Bush]], a Texan who previously served as the 46th [[Governor of Texas]], spoke at the ceremony, which was also attended by then-Vice President [[Joe Biden]].<ref name="HarrisLandler">{{cite news|first1=Gardiner|last1=Harris|first2=Mark |last2=Landler|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/13/us/politics/obama-dallas-attacks-speech.html|title=Obama Tells Mourning Dallas 'We Are Not So Divided'|newspaper=The New York Times|date=July 11, 2016|access-date=July 12, 2016|quote=Mr. Obama acknowledged that the killings — 'an act not just of demented violence but of racial hatred' — had exposed a 'fault line' in American democracy.}}</ref><ref name="HughesBacon">{{cite web|first1=Trevor|last1=Hughes|first2=John|last2=Bacon |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2016/07/12/obama-speak-shootings-dallas/86983258/|title=Obama lauds Dallas police, city at memorial service|work=USA Today|date=July 12, 2016|access-date=July 12, 2016}}</ref> Obama praised the Dallas police as heroes and called the killings "an act not just of demented violence but of [[racial hatred]]."<ref name="HarrisLandler"/> In the aftermath, Obama urged Americans not to give in to despair, saying, "[W]e are not so divided as we seem."<ref name="HarrisLandler"/><ref>{{cite magazine |first=Katie |last=Reilly|url=http://time.com/4403543/president-obama-dallas-shooting-memorial-service-speech-transcript/|title=Read President Obama's Speech From the Dallas Memorial Service|magazine=Time|date=July 12, 2016|access-date=July 12, 2016}}</ref>
An [[Interfaith dialogue|interfaith]] memorial to the dead officers was held at Dallas's [[Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center]] on July 12. U.S. President Barack Obama and former President [[George W. Bush]], a Texan who previously served as the 46th [[Governor of Texas]], spoke at the ceremony, which was also attended by then-Vice President [[Joe Biden]].<ref name="HarrisLandler">{{cite news|first1=Gardiner|last1=Harris|first2=Mark |last2=Landler|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/13/us/politics/obama-dallas-attacks-speech.html|title=Obama Tells Mourning Dallas 'We Are Not So Divided'|newspaper=The New York Times|date=July 11, 2016|access-date=July 12, 2016|quote=Mr. Obama acknowledged that the killings — 'an act not just of demented violence but of racial hatred' — had exposed a 'fault line' in American democracy.}}</ref><ref name="HughesBacon">{{cite web|first1=Trevor|last1=Hughes|first2=John|last2=Bacon |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2016/07/12/obama-speak-shootings-dallas/86983258/|title=Obama lauds Dallas police, city at memorial service|work=USA Today|date=July 12, 2016|access-date=July 12, 2016}}</ref> Obama praised the Dallas police as heroes and called the killings "an act not just of demented violence but of [[racial hatred]]."<ref name="HarrisLandler"/> In the aftermath, Obama urged Americans not to give in to despair, saying, "[W]e are not so divided as we seem."<ref name="HarrisLandler"/><ref>{{cite magazine |first=Katie |last=Reilly|url=https://time.com/4403543/president-obama-dallas-shooting-memorial-service-speech-transcript/|title=Read President Obama's Speech From the Dallas Memorial Service|magazine=Time|date=July 12, 2016|access-date=July 12, 2016}}</ref>


[[Attorney General of the United States|Attorney General]] [[Loretta Lynch]] said that agents from the [[Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives|ATF]], [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]], [[United States Marshals Service|Marshals Service]], and other [[U.S. Department of Justice]] agencies were on the scene working with state and local agencies. Lynch stated that the proper response to uncertainty and fear "is never violence" but rather is "calm, peaceful, collaborative and determined action."<ref>{{cite web|first1=Mike |last1=Levine|first2=Geneva|last2=Sands|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/us-attorney-general-calls-calm-determined-action-wake/story?id=40433466|title=US Attorney General Calls for Calm, 'Determined Action' After Dallas Attack|work=ABC News|date=July 8, 2016 |access-date=July 11, 2016}}</ref><ref name="FloresLynchCBS">{{cite web|first=Reena|last=Flores |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/attorney-general-loretta-lynch-justice-department-dallas-shootings/|title=AG Loretta Lynch says Dallas shootings are "unfathomable tragedy" |work=CBS News |date=July 8, 2016|access-date=July 11, 2016}}</ref> Lynch also said, "To all Americans, I ask you, I implore you, do not let this week precipitate a new normal in this country."<ref name="FloresLynchCBS"/>
[[Attorney General of the United States|Attorney General]] [[Loretta Lynch]] said that agents from the [[Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives|ATF]], [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]], [[United States Marshals Service|Marshals Service]], and other [[U.S. Department of Justice]] agencies were on the scene working with state and local agencies. Lynch stated that the proper response to uncertainty and fear "is never violence" but rather is "calm, peaceful, collaborative and determined action."<ref>{{cite web|first1=Mike |last1=Levine|first2=Geneva|last2=Sands|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/us-attorney-general-calls-calm-determined-action-wake/story?id=40433466|title=US Attorney General Calls for Calm, 'Determined Action' After Dallas Attack|work=ABC News|date=July 8, 2016 |access-date=July 11, 2016}}</ref><ref name="FloresLynchCBS">{{cite web|first=Reena|last=Flores |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/attorney-general-loretta-lynch-justice-department-dallas-shootings/|title=AG Loretta Lynch says Dallas shootings are "unfathomable tragedy" |work=CBS News |date=July 8, 2016|access-date=July 11, 2016}}</ref> Lynch also said, "To all Americans, I ask you, I implore you, do not let this week precipitate a new normal in this country."<ref name="FloresLynchCBS"/>
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* [[2022 shooting of Kentucky police officers]]
* [[2022 shooting of Kentucky police officers]]
* [[2023 shooting of Fargo police officers]]
* [[2024 Charlotte shootout|2024 shooting of Charlotte police officers]]
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2016 shooting of Dallas police officers
Screenshot from a video showing Micah Johnson in front of El Centro College, on the Lamar Street side.
LocationMain Street and S. Lamar Street, Dallas, Texas, U.S.[1]
Coordinates32°46′46.4″N 96°48′15.4″W / 32.779556°N 96.804278°W / 32.779556; -96.804278
DateJuly 7, 2016; 8 years ago (2016-07-07)
8:58 p.m. – 2:30 a.m. (CT)
TargetPolice officers in Dallas[2]
Attack type
Mass shooting,[3] mass murder, shootout, ambush
Weapons
Deaths6 (including the perpetrator)
Injured11 (9 officers, 2 civilians)
PerpetratorMicah Xavier Johnson
MotiveBacklash to police brutality, anti-white racism[5][6][7]

On July 7, 2016, Micah Xavier Johnson ambushed and shot police officers in Dallas, Texas, killing five, injuring nine others, and wounding two civilians. Johnson, a 25-year-old Army Reserve Afghan War veteran, was angry over white police shootings of black men. He shot the officers at the end of a protest against the recent killings by police of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Philando Castile in Falcon Heights, Minnesota.

Johnson fled to a building on the campus of El Centro College, where police executed him several hours later with a bomb attached to a remote-controlled bomb disposal robot. It was the first time U.S. law enforcement used a robot to kill a suspect.[8]

The shooting was the deadliest incident for U.S. law enforcement since the September 11 attacks, surpassing two related March 2009 shootings in Oakland, California, and a November 2009 ambush shooting in Lakewood, Washington, each of which killed four police officers and the gunmen. It was the second-deadliest targeted attack of U.S. law enforcement officers in history; and the largest since the Young Brothers massacre of 1932 killed six officers in Missouri.

Background

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2015 attack

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Approximately one year before the shooting, a different attack was perpetrated against the Dallas Police Department (DPD) which The New York Times likened to the 2016 shooting, comparing their outcomes and the armament of the perpetrators. Several officers were involved in both incidents.[9]

On 13 June 2015 at approximately 12:30 a.m., 35-year-old James Lance Boulware (October 26, 1979 – June 13, 2015) parked an armored van in front of DPD headquarters, which is located in the Cedars neighborhood.[9] There, he opened fire using what appeared to be a semi-automatic rifle.[10] When police officers responded, Boulware rammed a Dallas Police patrol car and began shooting at officers from inside the van, striking the squad cars. He then fled in the van to nearby Hutchins, Texas (10 miles (16 km) south of Dallas), where he stopped in the parking lot of a Jack in the Box franchise. He remained in the van as a standoff with police ensued.[11] Further gunfire was exchanged with the police while a perimeter was set up around the van, and a SWAT team was called in.[12]

The driver identified himself to police as James Boulware, and claimed that the police had taken his son, accusing him of "being a terrorist". He then cut off communication with officers after making increasingly agitated and angry rants against police. The driver then threatened to blow the police up. The standoff continued as SWAT officers used a .50-caliber rifle to disable the engine block of the armored van.[12][13] The standoff ended when a sniper fired additional rounds into the vehicle, killing the driver.[14]

Police subsequently sent in robots that used water charges in an attempt to make entry into the vehicle, which succeeded in breaching the windshield. Police were then able to verify that the suspect was the only person in the vehicle, and that he was dead.[15] Police robots also used water charges to disable two sets of pipe bombs found in the van. Due to concerns that the van, which was identified as a purpose-built "Zombie Apocalypse Assault Vehicle and Troop Transport" with gun ports and armor-plated windows, was booby-trapped with explosives, police then destroyed the van in a controlled explosion.[14] No police officers or civilians were injured in the incident.[16] Four suspicious bags were found at the police headquarters, one of which contained pipe bombs.[11] Another bag exploded while being moved by a police bomb disposal robot, and a third bag found under a police vehicle was detonated by an explosive ordnance disposal team. At 6:19 a.m., the headquarters building was confirmed clear of all explosives.[12]

Dallas officers initially stated that up to four suspects were involved in the attack on their headquarters, but later said they believed only one person was involved and the reports of multiple suspects had resulted from him changing positions during the attack.[12] The only clearly identified suspect communicating with police gave his name as James Boulware.[17] News reports confirmed that Boulware was arrested in Paris, Texas, in 2013 after a report of family violence, and several firearms he owned were also confiscated. Boulware's family members then reported to authorities that they were concerned that he might go on a shooting spree after he threatened to kill all the adult members of his family and to shoot up some churches and schools.[18] Boulware later made threats against a judge in his child custody case after he and the mother of his eleven-year-old son lost custody of their son to Boulware's mother, on the grounds that they were unfit for sole custody of the child.[19]

Protests

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A protest was organized in Dallas by the Next Generation Action Network in response to the killings of two men, Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, by police officers in Louisiana and Minnesota, respectively, days before.[20] The Dallas protest was one of several held across the United States on the night of July 7.[21] Around 800 protesters were involved, and around 100 police officers were assigned to monitor the event.[6][22] About 20 to 30 open-carry gun rights activists joined the protest march, some wearing gas masks, bulletproof vests, and fatigues, according to Dallas Police Chief David Brown.[23][24][25]

Shootings

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Map of events.[26]
1. Johnson parks SUV and fires towards Main Street
2. Senior Corporal Lorne Ahrens, Officer Patrick Zamarippa, and Officer Michael Krol are killed. Several other officers and a civilian were injured.
3. Johnson chases down and kills DART Police Officer Brent Thompson.
4. Johnson attempts but fails to enter the college.
5. Johnson enters the college from Elm Street (location unknown)
6. Johnson goes to second floor, runs into a dead end, and shoots towards a 7-Eleven.
7. 7-Eleven where Sergeant Michael Smith is shot and killed.

Most of the events happened in the streets and buildings around El Centro College, which forms a city block composed of multiple buildings. The block is bordered by Main Street on the south where the protest march was taking place; Lamar Street (now Botham Jean Blvd.) to the east from where Johnson initiated the shooting spree; and Elm Street to the north where Johnson eventually entered the college.[26]

Main Street shootings

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Around 8:58 p.m. Johnson parked his SUV sideways on Lamar Street, in front of the east entrance to the college, at Building A, and left the vehicle hazard lights blinking.[26][27] At the time, the street had been cleared out in anticipation of the protest.[27] Taking cover at street level, he began shooting at groups of police and protesters who were gathered on Main Street.[3][28] Johnson was believed to have talked to three of the officers he shot before he first opened fire.[27]

Three officers were killed in the initial gunfire, while at least three others and a civilian were injured.[29] Eleven officers fired back.[30] During the shooting, officers, unaware where the shots were coming from, scrambled to block intersections and were exposed to gunfire as a result.[31]

Immediately afterwards, Johnson made his way north on Lamar Street, encountering Officer Brent Thompson along the way.[29] A civilian recorded video of the encounter from his hotel balcony on Lamar Street. The video showed Johnson, clad in tactical clothing and armed with a rifle, loading his rifle and firing indiscriminately to draw officers near his position. When Thompson approached a corner, Johnson engaged him in a gunfight, forcing Thompson to take cover behind a concrete pillar. Johnson fired towards one side of the pillar, then ran over to the other side of the pillar to flank Thompson and shot him multiple times from behind, killing him.[32]

El Centro College shootout

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Johnson, injured during the firefight, attempted to enter the Lamar Street entrance of the college by shooting out the glass door but was unable to make his way in.[26] He wounded two campus police officers who were near the doorway inside the building. Corporal Bryan Shaw was shot in the stomach underneath his bulletproof vest, while Officer John Abbott was hit by flying glass in the legs.[33] Johnson then made his way to Elm Street where he shot out another glass door and entered the college unseen; he then made his way to Building B.[34] Hearing the shattering glass, one of the injured campus officers, Corporal Shaw, made his way through the building and discovered a trail of blood leading to a stairwell. Accompanied by another police officer, Shaw entered the stairwell and was met with a hail of gunfire coming from above. Unable to see Johnson, he held his fire and retreated with the other officer.[26][35]

Afterwards, Johnson made his way along a mezzanine between the school's second-floor dining area and third-floor library, but came onto a dead end of windows facing down onto Elm Street. He shot out multiple windows and fired repeatedly at officers on Elm Street. He hit Michael Smith, a police officer standing in front of a 7-Eleven, killing him and shattering the store-front glass. Officers began entering the college, sealing escape routes from the building, and evacuating students and teachers in the building, including those on a floor above Johnson, through a different stairwell.[26][27][29]

Approaching Johnson on the second floor near the library,[34] officers found him secured behind a corner firing intermittently.[36] He was in an area filled with offices and the school's computer servers, with only two doors leading to where he was positioned, and a hallway about 30 feet (9.1 m) long separating him from SWAT members.[27][34] At least 200 gunshots were believed to have been fired by Johnson and SWAT officers in that area during the standoff.[34]

Standoff and shooter's death

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Body camera video released in July 2021 pursuant to an open records request shows Sergeant Larry Gordon, a SWAT negotiator at the time, and other officers attempting for several hours to negotiate with Johnson. Officers interviewed by WFAA later said that they had sought to negotiate with Johnson because he was too heavily armed for the officers to risk charging him, but that they were under pressure and could not wait indefinitely because Johnson could pop out from behind a corner at any time to shoot an officer.[37] The body camera footage shows Senior Corporal Matt Banes expressing concern that the bullets Johnson fired on the second floor were easily penetrating the drywall, making it impossible for the negotiators to find safe cover, and posing a risk to any students who might have remained in the building.[37][38]

Johnson shouted “Black supremacy! Black liberation!” and began firing on police officers when they initially cornered him in the hallway. As the officers began asking Johnson questions, Johnson said he would speak to Black police officers only and repeatedly referred to himself as "X". When the negotiator, Sgt. Gordon, told Johnson that he was Black, Johnson initially responded, "No way." Johnson told Sgt. Gordon that he served overseas in the military. At one point, as negotiations deteriorated, Johnson told Sgt. Gordon, "The talking is over. It's time for a revolution, brother. If you are my brother, turn your weapon on those behind you."[37][38]

Johnson said that he had acted alone and was not part of any group. According to Chief Brown, Johnson appeared delusional during his standoff; "We had negotiated with him for about two hours, and he just basically lied to us, playing games, laughing at us, singing, asking how many did he get and that he wanted to kill some more." However, Sgt. Gordon indicated in an interview that the shooter "wasn't delusional" and that "he was very lucid, seemed to be very sane and very in control".[37][38]

Johnson repeatedly taunted police by goading them into the hallway and claiming to have planted bombs throughout the city.[28][39] Later searches of downtown Dallas found no evidence of explosives.[20] After several hours of negotiations, police determined that Johnson could not be persuaded to surrender[40] and that they could not "wait him out" any longer because he might charge officers in the narrow hallway at any moment, as he had done several times earlier. So, the team began considering several tactical plans to end the standoff.[37]

Sr. Cpl. Banes said they considered using a .50 caliber rifle to fire at the shooter, which had been successful in the 2015 attack approximately one year earlier. However, in that case, the suspect had driven an armored truck into police headquarters and remained inside the vehicle. Johnson was holed up inside a populated college with thin Sheetrock walls, so the tactical team deemed that approach too dangerous. They also considered rappelling down the building or attacking Johnson through the ceiling after opening it with explosives. Both options were ruled out due to the risks they might pose to the officers who would carry it out.[37]

Senior Corporal Jeremy Borchardt and others ultimately arrived at the idea to use a bomb disposal remote control vehicle armed with about 1 pound (0.45 kilograms) of C-4 explosive. The plan was to move the robot to a point against a wall facing Johnson and then detonate the explosives.[35][41][42][43][44][45] The device exploded as intended at approximately 2:30 a.m., killing Johnson immediately.[46] It was the first time that explosives strapped to a robot had been used in American domestic law enforcement.[37] Although its arm sustained damage in the blast, the robot was still functional.[47]

In the aftermath, police investigated Johnson's body and equipment. He was found lying next to a rifle, two handguns, additional rifle magazines, and a bag filled with supplies.[37] Police had initially located Johnson within the college by following a trail of blood he had left behind as he climbed to the second floor, bleeding from a wound he had sustained on Lamar Street.[26] After the standoff, investigators discovered that Johnson had scrawled the letters "RB" and other messages in his own blood while making his way up a stairwell.[48][49] Police investigated the markings made by Johnson, but did not conclusively determine if they had any special meaning.[48][49][50]

Asked about the remarks Johnson made during the negotiation, Sgt. Gordon later reflected, "I think he was angry...and he felt powerless, I think. And that's why I think he took the rifle and took it upon himself to attack us. Because he felt powerless, and he wanted to die to show...because he says he's doing this for his people...And I think the hook that I had with him was that I was an African-American male."[37]

Victims

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Five officers were killed; nine other officers and two civilians were injured.[33][51][52]

Most of the victims were shot during the protests, and at least one other during a shootout.[53][54] The dead comprised four DPD officers and one Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) officer.[20] Four of the injured officers were from DPD, three were from DART,[46] and two were from El Centro College.[33][55][56] Seven of the injured officers were treated at Parkland Memorial Hospital.[57] Two officers underwent surgery.[58] One civilian was shot in the back of the leg, breaking her tibia.[59]

The officers killed were identified as:

  • DPD Senior Cpl. Lorne Ahrens, 48, who had been with the department since 2002 and formerly served with Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department from 1991 to 2002.[20][60][61]
  • DPD Officer Michael Krol, 40, who had been with the department since 2003.[20][60][62]
  • DPD Sgt. Michael Smith, 55, a former Army Ranger[63] who had been with the department since 1989.[20][64][65]
  • DART Officer Brent Thompson, 43, a former enlisted Marine[66] who had been with the department since 2007. Thompson was the first DART officer to be killed in the line of duty since the department's inception in 1989.[20][67]
  • DPD Officer Patricio "Patrick" Zamarripa,[68] 32, a former Navy sailor[66] and Iraq War veteran who had been with the department since 2010.[20][69]

This was the deadliest single incident for law enforcement officers in the United States since the September 11 attacks,[1] surpassing two 2009 shootings in Lakewood, Washington, and Oakland, California, which each left four officers dead.[70][71]

Perpetrator

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Micah Xavier Johnson
Johnson, pictured in 2014.
Born(1991-07-02)July 2, 1991
Died (aged 25)
Cause of deathBlunt trauma from C-4 explosion[42]
Occupation(s)U.S. Army reservist, caregiver

Early life and education

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Micah Xavier Johnson was born in Magee, Mississippi[72] and raised in Mesquite, Texas.[20][67][73][74] He once described his childhood as "stressful" during a VA visit on August 15, 2014, but further details were redacted on the visit report.[75] When he was four, his parents divorced.[74][76]

Johnson transferred into John Horn High School when he was 17 and participated in its Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps program, according to the Mesquite Independent School District.[74][76] He struggled academically, graduating in 2009 with a 1.98 grade-point average and a ranking of 430 out of 453 students in his class.[74][77][78]

In the spring of 2011, he enrolled in four classes at Richland College, but never completed any of them.[79] Investigators believed that Johnson had access to El Centro College through his enrollment at Richland, citing his pre-planned and coordinated movements throughout Building B.[27]

Military service

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Immediately after high school,[80] Johnson enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserve and served from March 2009 to April 2015 as a 12W carpentry and masonry specialist.[81] He completed basic training, which required qualification on handling of an M16 rifle or M4 carbine, basic rifles for U.S. military personnel.[82] According to Justin Garner, a high-school friend and classmate who later served alongside Johnson in the same unit, Johnson lacked proficiency in certain required technical skills, such as marksmanship.[74]

Johnson was activated at the rank of private first class in September 2013 in support of the War in Afghanistan, where he was deployed from November 2013 to July 2014[3][77][83] with the 420th Engineer Brigade.[84]

People who knew Johnson during his time in the Army described him as openly religious and often socializing with white soldiers.[79] A squad leader, who trained Johnson in tactical maneuvers and protection in 2009 and 2010, described him as "klutzy", "goofy sometimes", and "a nice guy", but also quiet and unmotivated.[85][86]

Documents released by the Army on July 29 detailed early signs of disturbing behavior being exhibited by him, but specific details were redacted.[87] They also said that while Johnson was sociable, he was generally described by soldiers as a loner who sometimes ate his lunch in a vehicle alone while the rest of his unit ate outside together.[88]

Discharge

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On May 1, 2014,[89] during his deployment, Johnson was accused of sexual harassment by a female soldier, who sought a protective order against him and said that he needed mental health counseling.[74][90][91][92] The accusation was made after the soldier reported four pairs of women's underwear missing from her laundry bag. A "health and welfare inspection" of soldiers' rooms found one pair in Johnson's quarters, while a soldier discovered the remaining three in Johnson's pocket. Upon being confronted about it, Johnson fled with the undergarments and attempted to dispose of them in a nearby dumpster. He then lied that a female civilian acquaintance gave the underwear to him, but the female soldier confirmed that they were in fact hers.[87][88][93][94]

The female soldier told investigators that she and Johnson had been platonic friends for five years, but had stopped talking to each other. She described their relationship as being tumultuous and involving fights and disagreements. She specifically recalled one incident where Johnson punched out a car window over her leaving for college and severed an artery, then forced her to bring him to a hospital for treatment. However, Johnson claimed that he punched out the window when the soldier missed a movie they planned to see together, and added that he had been under stress from his job and turbulent home life at the time.[89][95][96][97]

According to the soldier, Johnson asked her for a pair of her underwear before the May 1 incident, but she declined. Also, during a Facebook conversation with her, Johnson mentioned "tying her down and having her face down on the bed" but then claimed the statement was a joke. Though she told him that rape was "never a joke" and to stop contacting her, the soldier did not report him for harassment at the time because she was used to that kind of rhetoric.[89][98] Though the May 1 incident did not meet the Army's criteria for sexual harassment, investigators found that Johnson's sexually suggestive comments to the female soldier met said criteria.[87][88][93][94]

Following the inspection, he was disarmed under the recommendation of his platoon sergeant, who felt he posed a threat. Another Army official later described the action as unusual, as Johnson did not appear to be visibly agitated or a threat to himself or others at the time.[95][96] Johnson was then placed under 24-hour escort, which was reportedly a shameful and ostracizing experience,[74] before being temporarily moved to Bagram Airfield on May 3, but he did not have enough time to pack all of his belongings. While soldiers were emptying Johnson's quarters and packing his belongings for him on May 14, they discovered an unauthorized single M430I High Explosive Dual Purpose 40mm grenade, a .50-caliber round, and another soldier's prescription medication in his sleeping bag.[87][88][89][94]

Later, the Army sent Johnson back to the U.S., and according to the military lawyer who represented Johnson at the time, the Army initiated proceedings to give Johnson an "other than honorable" discharge. The lawyer claimed this was "highly unusual" because written reprimands are usually issued before more drastic steps are taken, and also because the decision was allegedly based on a single sexual harassment allegation. The lawyer was evidently unaware of the grenade and other contraband discovered in Johnson's possession shortly before he was repatriated to the United States from Afghanistan as well as other factors in Johnson's possibly redacted record.[80][90][92] On the advice of his attorney, Johnson waived his right to a hearing in exchange for a more favorable general discharge under honorable conditions.[90][99] He was honorably discharged in September 2014, apparently as a result of an Army error.[91] Johnson remained in the Individual Ready Reserve (IRR), meaning he could be recalled into the Army if needed, and was part of the IRR at the time of his death.[77][95]

Johnson received the Afghanistan Campaign Medal with campaign star, Army Achievement Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, and NATO Medal for his tour of duty in Afghanistan.[40][84]

Some of Johnson's fellow soldiers criticized the Army's handling of the case.[74][99]

Motive

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Chief Brown said that Johnson, who was Black, was upset about recent police shootings of Black men and "stated he wanted to kill white people, especially officers."[6][7] A friend and former coworker of Johnson's described him as "always [being] distrustful of the police."[76] Another former coworker said he seemed "very affected" by recent police shootings of Black men.[79] A friend said that Johnson had anger management problems and would repeatedly watch videos of the 1991 beating of Rodney King by police officers.[100] Brown said that Johnson had told police negotiators that he was upset about Black Lives Matter. Police said they had found no direct ties between Johnson and Black Lives Matter protesters.[101]

"Two law enforcement officials told NPR's Dina Temple-Raston that they believe the suspect had been planning an attack for some time and acted on his own. They added that they have not identified a connection between the suspect and any international terrorism or domestic extremist groups".[81]

An investigation into his online activities uncovered his interest in Black nationalist groups.[90] The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), and news outlets reported that Johnson "liked" the Facebook pages of Black nationalist organizations such as the New Black Panther Party (NBPP), Nation of Islam, and Black Riders Liberation Party, three groups which are listed by the SPLC as hate groups.[102] On Facebook, Johnson posted an angry and "disjointed" post against White people on July 2, several days before the attack.[103]

NBPP head Quanell X said after the shooting that Johnson had been a member of the NBPP's Houston chapter for about six months, several years before.[104] Quanell X added that Johnson had been "asked to leave" the group for violating the organization's "chain of command" and espousing dangerous rhetoric, such as asking the NBPP why they had not purchased more weapons and ammunition, and expressing his desire to harm Black church preachers because he believed they were more interested in money than God.[105][106][107] Following the shooting, a national NBPP leader distanced the group from Johnson, saying that he "was not a member of" the party.[106]

Further investigation into his digital footprint showed that Johnson visited the sites of Marxist Leninist groups associated with “Revolutionary Black Nationalism”, a left wing counterpart of right wing “Black Nationalism”. He also posted multiple BPP posters and other forms of far-left propaganda some of which called for a “class war”, though this is contradictory to other posts and likes he made. Johnson "liked" the Facebook page of the African American Defense League, whose leader, Mauricelm-Lei Millere, called for the murders of police officers across the U.S. following the 2014 murder of Laquan McDonald.[90][106] In response to the police killing of Alton Sterling, the organization had "posted a message earlier in the week encouraging violence against police".[91]

Johnson's Facebook profile photo depicted Johnson raising his arm in a Black Power salute, along with images of a Black Power symbol and a flag associated with the Pan-Africanism movement.[90][103] These symbols have long represented Black empowerment, but have also been co-opted by reactionary groups with bigoted views.[90]

Conversely, people familiar with Johnson during his military service believed he may have been severely stressed with serving in a combat zone. They also said he had little interest in the topics of racial injustice and the killing of Trayvon Martin that occurred at the time.[79] In an interview, Johnson's parents said that he was once extroverted and patriotic, and wanted to become a police officer. Following his discharge from the Army, they described him as disillusioned, reclusive, and resentful of the U.S. government; and believed he had been disappointed by his experience in the military.[92][108] According to a soldier, Johnson had a small breakdown after he began losing his friends in the Army after details of the sexual harassment accusation were released.[99]

Before the shooting

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According to an employment application made by Johnson seven months before his death, he worked in a Jimmy John's sandwich shop in north Dallas beginning in 2010, and took a position as a quality assurance worker at a Garland, Texas, truck plant in 2012.[77] At the time of his death, Johnson was working as an in-home caregiver for his mentally disabled adult brother. Both men lived with their mother in her home.[109][77]

Johnson had no criminal record in Texas.[20] However, the Mesquite Police Department documented an encounter with him in January 2011. According to the report, Johnson walked into their police station "visibly upset and...bouncing from side to side." He told an officer that a female friend had lied to him and that he had nowhere else to go. He also declined mental health treatment and claimed he was not a threat to himself or others. Johnson was eventually picked up from the station by a friend from his Army Reserve unit.[88]

The Veterans Health Administration released documents in August 2016 showing that Johnson had symptoms for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following his return from Afghanistan. He was not formally diagnosed with the condition, and doctors concluded that he presented no serious risk to himself or others. Johnson had sought treatment for anxiety, depression, and hallucinations, once telling doctors that he had experienced nightmares after witnessing fellow soldiers dying in explosions. Johnson also said that he would hear voices and mortars exploding; and that after returning to the U.S., he would be paranoid, suffer from lower back pain, and experience panic attacks a few times per week. For the latter condition, he recalled one incident at a Wal-Mart that required a police response. For his conditions, Johnson was prescribed several medications, including a muscle relaxant, an antidepressant, and anti-anxiety and sleep medication.[75]

Chief Brown said that while Johnson had been planning the shooting before the deaths of Sterling and Philando Castile, both incidents served as the trigger to commit the shooting and that he saw the Dallas protest as "an opportunity" to attack police officers.[110] Johnson had offered to work security at an anti-Donald Trump rally led by Dallas civil rights activist Reverend Peter Johnson on June 16, but he insisted on bringing a gun, so the reverend declined.[111]

According to police and a neighbor, Johnson practiced military exercises in his backyard.[112][113] In 2014, Johnson received training and instruction at a private self-defense school that teaches tactics such as "shooting on the move" (i.e., quickly firing, then changing position and resuming gunfire).[114] The tactic was designed to keep a gunman's location uncertain and create the impression of multiple shooters.[115] Although the school's website does mention such training as being offered, Justin Everman, the founder of the school, stated that Johnson only took self-defense courses two years ago.[116] Investigators believed that he began amassing his arsenal around the same time, stockpiling guns and gathering chemicals and electronic devices and PVC piping needed to build explosives.[82][117]

Investigation

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Law enforcement personnel investigating the crime scene

Weapons

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There were conflicting reports on the type of semi-automatic rifle that Johnson used during the shooting.[118] Clay Jenkins, the Dallas County chief executive and the director of homeland security and emergency management, said Johnson used an SKS.[112][118] News reports, all citing unnamed officials familiar with the investigation, said Johnson used an Izhmash-Saiga 5.45mm rifle, which is a variation on the AK-74.[118][119][120][121][122]

The New York Daily News interviewed a man who sold Johnson a semiautomatic AK-74 pattern rifle in November 2014. The man said he sold Johnson the rifle and made the deal in a Target parking lot. When the man asked the ATF if his weapon played a part in the shooting, the ATF agent who responded said, "All we can say is it was recovered. We're just finding out everything we can."[123]

In addition to the rifle, Johnson carried at least one handgun with a high-capacity magazine during the attack.[112] CNN, citing an unnamed official, reported that two handguns were recovered, one a Glock 19 Gen4 pistol and the other a Fraser .25-caliber.[120]

The FBI reported that Johnson wore ballistic body armor with hard armor plates during the shooting.[48]

Searches

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Johnson's family home was searched by authorities the day after the shooting.[124] Bomb-making materials, ballistic vests, two rifles, ammunition, and a "personal journal of combat tactics" containing "instruction on shooting techniques and tactical movements" were recovered from the home by detectives.[46][45][121][125] Chief Brown reported that the journal included "quite a bit of rambling ... that's hard to decipher."[48]

Chief Brown said that recovered evidence pointed to Johnson practicing detonations and having enough explosive material to cause "devastating effects" throughout Dallas and the North Texas area.[31] However, the latter claim was contradicted on July 18 by two officials familiar with the investigation, who both said small amounts of Tannerite, a binary explosive used to make explosive targets for gun ranges, and acetone, an accelerant in explosives, were recovered from the home.[126]

Investigators interviewed 300 witnesses and officers after the shooting.[127] Investigators examined Johnson's laptop, journal, and cell phone, along with 170 hours of body camera footage.[31][127] However, there were concerns about the resolution quality of some of the 90 cameras installed in downtown Dallas, which could have recorded parts of the shooting essential to the investigation. The cameras were part of a multimillion-dollar downtown surveillance system implemented to reduce crime in the area.[128] The DPD planned to release surveillance footage of the shooting on August 29, but held off, saying the release would interfere with its investigation.[129]

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Officials initially said two or more snipers carried out the shooting, with the confusion later attributed to ricocheting bullets and the echoes of gunshots. They later said that Johnson appears to have been the lone gunman, with all of the gunshots traced back to him. Three other people were taken into custody by police, "but officials have not said what roles they may have played."[7][29][130][131] These three included two people seen carrying camouflage bags and leaving the shooting scene on Lamar Street. They were both stopped and detained after a six-mile chase.[132] The detained persons were all later determined to be fleeing protesters who were either armed or carrying ammunition gear.[125] However, police announced on July 9 that they were continuing to investigate whether Johnson acted alone or conspired with others in planning the shooting.[133] Investigators obtained a search warrant to look for phone numbers connected to Johnson.[121]

One of the people taken into custody by police had attended the protest wearing a camouflage T-shirt and openly carrying an unloaded AR-15 rifle.[134] Shortly after the shooting, the DPD tweeted a photo of the man describing him as one of their suspects and asked the public's help in finding him.[135] The police-released image of the suspect was widely shared on social media and broadcast on national television.[136] The suspect turned himself in and was subsequently released after questioning without charge.[137]

Criticism by Dallas Police Association

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The then-president of the Dallas Police Association, Mike Mata, stated that due to the criticism of militarization of police, someone within the DPD's chain of command ordered the officers assigned to the protest to not wear military-style bulletproof vests because they did not want the officers to look too "militaristic, aggressive" and instead to wear standard issue kevlar vests, which were not able to protect against the rifle rounds Johnson fired. For the same reasons, officers were not able to arm themselves with long guns, such as AR-15s. Mata was interviewed by the local news station KDFW and said, "[A] lot of those shots, and a lot of those wounds… were chest shots, lower abdomen wound shots, and those heavy vests would have covered them".[138]

Army internal review

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On July 13, Pentagon officials announced that the U.S. Army had launched an internal review into Johnson's military service. The review was initiated after questions were raised about the appropriateness of his honorable discharge despite the sexual harassment allegations made against him, and the fact that the Army had been highly considering an "other than honorable discharge" for Johnson.[78][80]

During the investigation, the Army uncovered an incomplete amount of information regarding the sexual harassment allegations. The following day, another review was initiated by the Army's Criminal Investigation Command, to determine if a full investigation was made into the allegations. An Army official echoed a statement made by the lawyer who represented Johnson, saying that Johnson's honorable discharge may have been the result of an administrative error. The same official added that nothing had been found in Johnson's record that indicated a willingness to commit murder.[139]

On July 29, the Army released a heavily redacted report, which detailed the incident behind Johnson's discharge but did not address why he was discharged honorably.[87][93] Another investigative report was released on August 17.[89][95] On September 7, the Army released Johnson's personnel files.[140]

Aftermath

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Police at a memorial service for one of the officers killed in the shooting

DART suspended service in downtown Dallas after the shooting, but resumed the next morning with the exception of West End station.[1][141] The Federal Aviation Administration issued a temporary flight restriction of civilian aircraft for the immediate vicinity in which the shooting occurred, allowing only police aircraft in the airspace.[142]

El Centro College canceled all classes on July 8.[1] Police barricaded the perimeter and began canvassing the crime scene. The explosion that killed Johnson also destroyed the school's servers, further delaying reopening. The school partially reopened on July 20, with staff returning that day and students on the following day. Buildings A, B, and C remained closed pending the FBI investigation.[27][143] A "Reflect and Renew" ceremony dedicated to demonstrating citywide efforts to unify Dallas was held at the college on July 27. Students and staff, along with city and community officials, were in attendance.[144][145]

Chief Brown said that police efforts to identify the gunman were made more difficult by the presence of up to thirty civilians openly carrying rifles during the protest, which is legal in Texas. Brown said, "We're trying as best we can as a law enforcement community to make it work so that citizens can express their Second Amendment rights. But it's increasingly challenging when people have AR-15s slung over their shoulder and they're in a crowd. We don't know who the good guy is versus the bad guy when everyone starts shooting." In an interview after the shooting, Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings said that he supported changing state law to restrict the public carrying of rifles and shotguns so that the police could distinguish between suspects and civilians more easily during crises.[146][147]

Dallas Observer noted several similarities between Johnson and Mark Essex, a discharged U.S. Navy sailor and Black Panther who committed two attacks against White civilians and police officers on December 31, 1972, and January 7, 1973, in New Orleans. The attacks left nine people dead, including five police officers.[148]

Lawsuits

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In November 2016, Enrique Zamarripa, the father of Officer Patrick Zamarripa, one of the murdered police officers, filed a lawsuit against Black Lives Matter and 13 other defendants, including the Nation of Islam, the New Black Panther Party, the Reverend Al Sharpton, and individual activists. The lawsuit seeks $550 million in damages and claims that Johnson was acting as an agent for the defendants and alleged that the defendants incited violence and caused the Dallas shooting as a "direct result".[149][150] The mother of the officer, Valerie Zamarripa, distanced herself from her ex-husband's lawsuit, saying that it did not reflect her views, or the views of the foundation set up in her son's name.[150]

Earlier, in September 2016, a Dallas police officer, Sgt. Demetrick Pennie, represented by lawyer Larry Klayman, filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas against 17 people—including Louis Farrakhan, the Nation of Islam, Sharpton, the National Action Network, Black Lives Matter, DeRay Mckesson, Malik Zulu Shabazz, the New Black Panther Party, George Soros, President Barack Obama, Eric Holder, Hillary Clinton, and Jesse Jackson—blaming them for the attack and seeking damages of over $500 million.[151][152] Klayman has used his nonprofit group Freedom Watch to pursue lawsuits that "further supposed 'far-right' causes" in the past.[153] The lawsuit was seen as "unlikely to be taken too seriously by a judge"[151] and all of Klayman's claims against Mckesson and Black Lives Matter were dismissed or withdrawn.[154] Attorneys for Mckesson have argued that "Klayman should have known his claims were frivolous."[154]

In January 2017, Pennie separately sued Twitter, Facebook, and Google in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, claiming that the websites "knowingly and recklessly" allowed terrorist propaganda to be spread on their social networks.[155][156]

Effects on policing

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As a result of the shooting, local law enforcement officers worked more than $800,000 in overtime to help the DPD. This included $86,000 spent by the Dallas County Sheriff's Office, $88,000 spent by the Arlington Police Department, about $705,250 by DPD, and unknown sums by the Irving Police Department and the Dallas Fire-Rescue Department.[157]

Following this shooting and another in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, that killed three police officers and wounded three others, local law enforcement agencies across the U.S. began readjusting response strategies, with more officers being paired up in patrol vehicles.[a] Departments also began to increase security and surveillance at protest events against police.[158]

Within twelve days of the shooting, DPD received 467 job applications, representing a 344% increase from the 136 applications received by the department in June. In the months before the shooting, DPD, along with other police departments across the country, had been struggling to recruit new officers. DPD had to cancel academy classes because there were not enough applicants, and also struggled in retaining officers due to a low salary.[159][160] On August 25, DPD announced their goal of hiring 549 officers by October 2017, though some police and City Council officials called the effort unrealistic due to the department's strict hiring requirements.[161]

Use of a police robot to kill Johnson

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The killing of Johnson was the first time in United States history a robot was used by police to kill a suspect.[162] The Remotec ANDROS Mark V-A1,[163] a bomb disposal remote control vehicle used by police, was rigged with about 1 pound (0.45 kilograms) of C-4 explosive.[41][42][43][44][45] The decision to attack Johnson with a robot was made after it was concluded that the heavily armed assailant had secured himself behind a corner at the end of a hallway, with no safe way for police to rush him or reach him with a sniper.[35][36]

There were various reactions to the lethal use of a robot by police. P. W. Singer, a robotics expert at the New America Foundation, said it was the first instance of which he was aware of a robot being used lethally by police.[164][165][166] Seth Stoughton, an assistant professor of law at the University of South Carolina, said, "This is sort of a new horizon for police technology. Robots have been around for a while, but using them to deliver lethal force raises some new issues."[167]

To this effect, Stoughton said, "I'm not aware of any police department having on hand something that is intended to be used as a weaponized explosive." He believed that the manner in which the police used the robot was justified due to Johnson being an imminent threat to police personnel and civilians, stating, "The circumstances that justify lethal force justify lethal force in essentially every form."[167]

Reactions

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Texas Governor Greg Abbott ordered the director of the Texas Department of Public Safety to offer any assistance to Dallas when requested. He also said, "In times like this we must remember—and emphasize—the importance of uniting as Americans."[168] Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick attributed the violence to individuals on social media, "former Black Lives Matter protesters", and others with anti-police views,[169] later expressing regret for his statement.[170]

President Barack Obama called the shooting a "vicious, calculated, despicable attack" and a "tremendous tragedy".[171] He also made immediate calls for gun control.[172] The Fraternal Order of Police, the largest police union in the U.S., called for the shooting to be investigated as a hate crime[173][174] and criticized President Obama's response, saying that he needed to speak for everyone and not give one speech for police officers and another one for African Americans.[173]

Leaders associated with the Black Lives Matter movement, including organizers of the protest rally, condemned the shooting.[175][176]

External videos
video icon "Memorial Service for Slain Dallas Police Officers", C-SPAN, July 12, 2016[177]

On July 8, the day after the shooting, a special interfaith vigil attracted hundreds of people to Thanks-Giving Square in Downtown Dallas, where Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings and regional faith leaders led prayers for the officers involved in the shooting and for everyone affected by it.[178]

An interfaith memorial to the dead officers was held at Dallas's Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center on July 12. U.S. President Barack Obama and former President George W. Bush, a Texan who previously served as the 46th Governor of Texas, spoke at the ceremony, which was also attended by then-Vice President Joe Biden.[179][180] Obama praised the Dallas police as heroes and called the killings "an act not just of demented violence but of racial hatred."[179] In the aftermath, Obama urged Americans not to give in to despair, saying, "[W]e are not so divided as we seem."[179][181]

Attorney General Loretta Lynch said that agents from the ATF, FBI, Marshals Service, and other U.S. Department of Justice agencies were on the scene working with state and local agencies. Lynch stated that the proper response to uncertainty and fear "is never violence" but rather is "calm, peaceful, collaborative and determined action."[182][183] Lynch also said, "To all Americans, I ask you, I implore you, do not let this week precipitate a new normal in this country."[183]

After the shootings at Dallas, Louisiana, and Minnesota, the Bahamian government issued a travel advisory telling citizens to use caution when traveling to the U.S. due to racial tensions. They specifically advised that young men use "extreme caution" when interacting with police and to be non-confrontational and cooperative.[184][185]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ While it was once standard practice to pair officers in patrol vehicles, budget cuts and other staffing demands prompted many police departments to implement more single-officer patrols.[158]

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