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Five officers dead, 12 shot in protest shooting Suspected sniper was an Army veteran By Will Weissert A S S OCIAT E D PRE SS
DALLAS — An Army veteran killed by Dallas police after the sniper slayings of five officers during a protest march told authorities that he was upset about the police shootings of two black men earlier this week and wanted to exterminate whites, “especially white officers,” officials said Friday. The man identified as 25year-old Micah Johnson was killed by a robot-delivered bomb after the shootings, which marked the deadliest day for U.S. law enforcement since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. In all, 12 officers were shot. Johnson was a private first class from the Dallas suburb of Mesquite with a specialty in carpentry and masonry. He served in the Army Reserve for six years starting in 2009 and did one tour in Afghanistan from November 2013 to July 2014, the military said. After the attack, he tried to take refuge in a parking garage and exchanged gunfire with police, Police Chief David Brown said. But before his death, he described his motive during negotiations and said he acted alone
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Investigators walk the scene of a shooting in downtown Dallas on Friday. Snipers opened fire on police officers in the heart of Dallas during protests over two recent fatal police shootings of black men.
and was not affiliated with any groups, Brown said. Brown blamed “snipers” for Thursday’s atJohnson tack, but it was unclear how many shooters were involved. Authorities initially said three suspects were in custody and the fourth dead. Hours later, officials were vague and would not discuss details. Law enforcement officials did not immediately disclose the race of the suspect or the dead
officers. The bloodshed unfolded just a few blocks from where President John F. Kennedy was slain in 1963. The shooting began Thursday evening while hundreds of people were gathered to protest the killings in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and suburban St. Paul, Minnesota. Brown told reporters that snipers fired “ambush-style” on the officers. Two civilians also were wounded. Authorities said they were not sure they had located all Shooting continues on A10
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A candle with the message "United We Stand" sits amongst other mementos at a makeshift memorial set up outside of the Dallas Police Department headquarters, following a sniper attack that began the night before.
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BORDER PATROL
Woman indicted for aiding immigrants
Man charged for transporting illegal immigrants
By César G. Rodriguez TH E ZAPATA T IME S
A woman who allegedly picked up illegal immigrants in Zapata County was recently indicted in a Laredo federal court, an affidavit states. On June 26, a grand jury charged Maria Trinidad Lopez with conspiracy to transport undocumented people within the United States and attempt to transport undocumented people for money. Lopez has pleaded not guilty
to the allegations. She faces up to 10 years behind bars if she is convicted. The smuggling attempt occurred June 1. U.S. Border Patrol responded to reports of several people boarding a white Chevy Avalanche on U.S. 83 near Tejon Creek. Agents caught up to the suspect vehicle but later lost sight of it. They regain visual at the east side parking lot of the Corrections Corporation of America. “At this point, the suspect
vehicle sped up and began driving cross country through the brush attempting to flee and, or gain distance from agents in order to have an opportunity to bail out of the vehicle,” states the criminal complaint filed June 6. The vehicle stopped north of the Margarita culvert in Rio Bravo, according to reports. Identified as the driver, Lopez and the passenger abandoned the vehicle. Agents caught up to Lopez but the passenger escaped, reIndicted continues on A10
By César G. Rodriguez THE ZAPATA TIME S
A man has been arrested for allegedly picking up illegal immigrants in a truck with apparent welding equipment, according to court documents. The suspect, Jose De JesusEsparza, was charged with transporting undocumented immigrants. On June 25, A U.S. Border Patrol agent assigned to the
Zapata Station was parked along U.S. 83 watching traffic. A concerned motorist stopped and informed the agent he had seen a white pickup with welding equipment picking up people from the side of the road, states the criminal complaint filed June 27. The agent caught up to the vehicle. It reduced speed and swerved onto the shoulder of the road, according to court Illegal continues on A10