Witness: Shooter was "strategic." Describing shots as "Tap, tap, pause. Tap, tap, pause.
Matt Young, Charis Chang and Andrew Koubaridisnews.com.au
A SUSPECT in the Dallas shootings is holed up on a garage and exchanging gunfire with police officers.
During a press conference, Dallas Police Department Chief David Brown said the suspect had warned more officers would be hurt and killed, and there were bombs all over the place in the garage and downtown Dallas.
“This suspect we’ve been negotiating with has been exchanging gunfire with us and has not been very cooperative in negotiations,” he said.
“The suspect ... has exchanged gunfire with us over the last 45 minutes (and) has told our negotiators that the end is coming, and he’s going to hurt and kill more of us.”
He said the suspect had warned there were “bombs all over the place in this garage and in downtown.
“So we are being very careful in our tactics so that we don’t injure or put any of our officers in harm’s way, including the citizens of Dallas, as we negotiate further.”
Eleven police officers were shot and at least four of them are dead after they were hit during a protest following the recent police shootings of black men.
Three of the dead were Dallas police officers and one was a Dallas Area Rapid Transit officer.
Brown confirmed the police had arrested three other suspects but said they didn’t have a “complete comfort level that we have all the suspects”.
“So we will continue a very, very rigorous investigation and search of downtown.”
“We are likely to be working throughout the early morning hours of Friday until we are satisfied that all suspects have been captured and have an opportunity to be interviewed so that we can fully understand what’s motivated this attack on our officers.”
Brown confirmed the police had a woman in custody who had been in the same area of the garage.
“We followed a Mercedes with two suspects who had camouflage bags who officers ended up stopping on traffic,” he said. “They are in custody and being interviewed.”
It comes as one of the shot transit officers who survived was identified by her father as Misty McBride. He said his daughter had been a transit officer for about five years, and was wounded in the shoulder and abdomen.
Dallas Police respond after shots were fired at a Black Lives Matter rally in downtown Dallas on Thursday, July 7, 2016. Dallas protestors rallied in the aftermath of the killing of Alton Sterling by police officers in Baton Rouge, La. and Philando Castile, who was killed by police less than 48 hours later in Minnesota. (G.J. McCarthy/The Dallas Morning News)
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Dallas Police respond after shots were fired at a Black Lives Matter rally in downtown Dallas on Thursday, July 7, 2016. Dallas protestors rallied in the aftermath of the killing of Alton Sterling by police officers in Baton Rouge, La. and Philando Castile, who was killed by police less than 48 hours later in Minnesota. (G.J. McCarthy/The Dallas Morning News)
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Dallas police gathered outside of Baylor University Hospital emergency room entrance on July 7, 2016 in Dallas, Texas. (Ting Shen/The Dallas Morning News)
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Dallas Police shield bystanders after shots fired at a Black Lives Matter rally in downtown Dallas on Thursday, July 7, 2016. Dallas protestors rallied in the aftermath of the killing of Alton Sterling by police officers in Baton Rouge, La. and Philando Castile, who was killed by police less than 48 hours later in Minnesota. (Smiley N. Pool/The Dallas Morning News)
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Dallas Police respond after shots were fired at a Black Lives Matter rally in downtown Dallas on Thursday, July 7, 2016. Dallas protestors rallied in the aftermath of the killing of Alton Sterling by police officers in Baton Rouge, La. and Philando Castile, who was killed by police less than 48 hours later in Minnesota. (Smiley N. Pool/The Dallas Morning News)
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A Dallas Police Department cruiser seen with blood stains and a blown tire at Baylor University Hospital emergency room entrance on July 7, 2016 in Dallas, Texas. Dallas protestors rallied in the aftermath of the killing of Alton Sterling by police officers in Baton Rouge, La. and Philando Castile, who was killed by police less than 48 hours later in Minnesota. (Ting Shen/The Dallas Morning News)
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Dallas Police respond after shots were fired at a Black Lives Matter rally in downtown Dallas on Thursday, July 7, 2016. Dallas protestors rallied in the aftermath of the killing of Alton Sterling by police officers in Baton Rouge, La. and Philando Castile, who was killed by police less than 48 hours later in Minnesota. (Smiley N. Pool/The Dallas Morning News)
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Bystanders run for cover after shots fired at a Black Lives Matter rally in downtown Dallas on Thursday, July 7, 2016. Dallas protestors rallied in the aftermath of the killing of Alton Sterling by police officers in Baton Rouge, La. and Philando Castile, who was killed by police less than 48 hours later in Minnesota. (Smiley N. Pool/The Dallas Morning News)
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A bystander takes cover on the ground in response to shots fired at a Black Lives Matter rally in downtown Dallas on Thursday, July 7, 2016. Dallas protestors rallied in the aftermath of the killing of Alton Sterling by police officers in Baton Rouge, La. and Philando Castile, who was killed by police less than 48 hours later in Minnesota. (G.J. McCarthy/The Dallas Morning News)
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A DART (Dallas Area Rapid Transit) police officer receives comfort at Baylor University Hospital emergency room entrance on July 7, 2016 in Dallas, Texas. Dallas protestors rallied in the aftermath of the killing of Alton Sterling by police officers in Baton Rouge, La. and Philando Castile, who was killed by police less than 48 hours later in Minnesota. (Ting Shen/The Dallas Morning News)
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DPD stands guard outside Parkland Hospital following #BlackLivesMatter rally that left 10 officers shot, 3 dead. (Rose Baca/The Dallas Morning News)
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Officers clear Grayhound bus station after shots fired downtown Dallas at #BlackLivesMatter rally (The Dallas Morning News)
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Dallas officers shielded by vehicles at Commerce & Lamar after shots fired during #BlackLivesMatter march (The Dallas Morning News)
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Protestors wait downtown and try to get hold of loved ones #dallasshooting at #BlackLivesMatter rally (Ashley Landis/The Dallas Morning News)
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Protestors wait downtown and try to get hold of loved ones #dallasshooting at #BlackLivesMatter rally (Ashley Landis/The Dallas Morning News)
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Protestors wait downtown and try to get hold of loved ones #dallasshooting at #BlackLivesMatter rally (Ashley Landis/The Dallas Morning News)
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Shots fired during downtown Dallas rally, 2 officers reportedly injured (The Dallas Morning News)
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Reports of shots fired at downtown Dallas rally #AltonSterling #PhilandoCastile (The Dallas Morning News)
