DALLAS (AP) – Three people are in custody after snipers opened fire on police officers during protests in Dallas and a fourth person is exchanging gunfire with authorities, Police Chief David Brown said early Friday morning.
Authorities are negotiating with a suspect in a downtown parking garage who has been firing at officers, Brown said at a news conference.
The suspect is not cooperating and has told negotiators he intends to hurt more law enforcement officials, the chief said.
Brown said earlier that at least two snipers opened fire on police officers in Dallas on Thursday night, killing five officers and injuring six others.
The gunfire broke out around 8:45 p.m. while hundreds of people were gathered to protest fatal police shootings this week in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and suburban St. Paul, Minnesota.