A fourth Dallas ambush suspect has reportedly shot himself during a standoff with police, Fox affiliate KDFW said. At least five officers were killed and six injured as a protest over Alton Sterling’s and Philando Castile’s fatal shootings turned violent.
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The suspect, who was holed up in a Dallas parking garage, died from “self-inflicted gunshot wound,” Fox News tweeted.
The Dallas Morning News also says the suspect, who was exchanging fire with police in the El Centro College garage, is dead.
BREAKING: Suspect holed up in Dallas parking garage reportedly dies from self-inflicted gun shot wound.
— Fox News (@FoxNews) July 8, 2016
A fifth suspect may also be dead, CBS reported on Twitter, stressing this information has not been officially confirmed.
#Breaking Im getting unconfirmed reports from source that 2 suspects behind deaths of 5 officers are dead after standoff in parking garage
— J.D. Miles (@jdmiles11) July 8, 2016
Three other suspects are all in custody.
The violence started on Thursday night during a peaceful protest in Dallas over the fatal shootings of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, LA, and Philando Castile in St. Paul, MN. At least four attackers, holed up in a downtown garage, used sniper rifles against police officers.
The incident then sprawled to the streets, where major corporations, restaurants and courthouses have premises. Police believe the attack was coordinated.
“[They were] working together with rifles, triangulating at elevated positions in different points in the downtown area where the march ended up going,” Dallas Police Chief David Brown told a news conference.
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Brown also said the suspects had threatened to plant bombs in the downtown Dallas area.
Two officers of those injured in the shooting are in surgery while three remain in a critical condition, according to KTRK news. The condition of the sixth injured officer is unknown.
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