Dallas police shootings: Who were the victims?

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Five police officers were shot dead and seven wounded after a gunman opened fire in Dallas on Thursday during a Black Lives Matter protest.

The attacker has been named as 25-year-old Micah Xavier Johnson, who died during a long police stand-off.

Below are the names of the five officers fatally wounded.

  • Brent Thompson, 43

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Brent Thompson worked for the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) system since 2009 and is the first officer from the system killed since its inception in 1989.

Mr Thompson previously spent four years in Iraq, working for a private US military contractor.

According to press reports, Mr Thompson was a father and grandfather who married approximately two weeks ago.

  • Patrick Zamarripa, 32

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Navy veteran Patrick Zamarripa, 32, had served three tours in Iraq, his family told Reuters.

He served in the military reserves as well as working as a Dallas policeman.

His uncle said Mr Zamarripa was a proud Mexican-American who leaves behind a wife, their toddler-age daughter and stepson.

"He enjoyed the job, that was his calling", his uncle said.

  • Michael Krol, 40

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Michael Krol, a 40-year-old officer with the Dallas Police Department, worked as a deputy in the jails from 2003 to 2007.

A statement from the Wayne County Sheriff's Office in Michigan said: "We are saddened by the loss of the dedicated officers in Dallas - one of whom was a former member of this agency - and also the wounding of the other officers".

  • Michael Smith, 55

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Michael Smith, 55, served in the military as an Army Ranger before joining the Dallas police in 1989, according to his sister.

A GoFundMe page set up to help Smith's family said he left behind a wife of 17 years and two daughters, ages 9 and 14.

  • Lorne Ahrens, 48

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Lorne Ahrens, a 48-year-old California native, was married to a Dallas police detective and had two children,10 and 8, according to media reports.

Steve Stribley, a Dallas patrol officer, told the Dallas Morning News that Ahrens was "an incredibly loving and devoted husband and father" and a "greatly respected veteran of the department".