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Live updates: Dallas protest shooting

Five police officers have been killed after they were shot in Dallas during a Black Lives Matter protest.

Here's what we know so far:

  • Five police officers died and seven were wounded
  • The suspect, Micah Johnson, was killed in a stand-off with police
  • He allegedly said he wanted to kill white police officers
  • The atrocity follows the fatal police shootings of two black men
  • Bomb-making materials, guns and a bullet proof vest were found at Johnson's home
  • Barack Obama condemned the attack as "vicious, calculated and despicable"
  • The US president will visit the scene next week
  • Dallas Police 'received a new threat' against law enforcement on Saturday
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Police name first victim of Dallas shooting

Brent Thompson. Credit: DART

A police officer who was killed during a shooting in Downtown Dallas, Texas, has been named.

Officer Brent Thompson, 43, was the first policeman killed in the line of duty since Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) force formed a police department in 1989.

He joined the force in 2009.

They added three other DART officers were shot, but are expected to make a full recovery.

As you can imagine, our hearts are broken. This is something that touches every part of our organisation.

We have received countless expressions of support and sympathy from around the world through the evening. We are grateful for every message.

We also extend our sympathies to our colleagues at the Dallas Police Department in the loss of their four officers.

– Dallas Area Rapid Transit
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