Micah Xavier Johnson

• Number of U.S. police officers killed on duty surges to 5-year high in 2016 with 135

  Ambushes in Dallas and Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and other shootings around the country led to a sharp increase in the number of police killed in the line of duty this year.

  World

  Dec 30, 2016
  
• Damage shown from robot blast that stopped Dallas police shooter

  A bomb delivered by a police robot that killed a sniper, ending a deadly ambush on Dallas police, caused severe damage to a hallway at a downtown Dallas community college building.

  Crime

  Jul 19, 2016
  
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• Still no explanation for Dallas police shooter’s honourable discharge from Army

  It's still unclear how the gunman obtained an honourable discharge from the military even though Army officials sent him home from Afghanistan with a recommendation that he be thrown out of the armed forces.

  Crime

  Jul 13, 2016
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• ‘This killing, it has to stop’: Dallas doctor tears up talking about recent shootings

  One of the surgeons who attempted to save the police officers who were killed last Thursday in Dallas fought back tears as he described his emotional trauma from that night.

  World

  Jul 11, 2016
• Micah Johnson’s family says military changed Dallas police shooting suspect

  Military service changed the Dallas gunman from an extrovert into a hermit, his parents said in an interview excerpt published Monday.

  World

  Jul 11, 2016
• Dallas police chief defends use of ‘bomb robot’ to kill suspected sniper Micah Johnson

  The Dallas Police Chief defended the use of a bomb-carrying robot to kill Micah Johnson saying he "would do it again to save our officers lives."

  World

  Jul 11, 2016
• ‘These were my brothers’: Surviving Dallas officer recalls tense moments during police shooting

  Officer Jorge Barrientos is speaking out after surviving the deadly Dallas shooting that left five of his colleagues dead and wounded many others, including himself.

  World

  Jul 11, 2016
• Dallas shooter Micah Johnson’s parents express shock over deadly rampage

  The gunman in the deadly attack on Dallas police had plans for a larger assault and possessed enough explosive material to inflict far greater harm.

  World

  Jul 11, 2016
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• Dallas mom who shielded sons during sniper attack thanks heroic officers

  "They had no regard for their own life. They stayed there with us. They surrounded my son and I," said Shetamia Taylor, one of two civilians injured in last week's shooting.

  World

  Jul 10, 2016
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• Dallas police shooting suspect mocked authorities during 2 hours of negotiations

  The suspect in the deadly attack on Dallas police officers taunted authorities during two hours of negotiations, laughing at them, singing and at one point asking how many officers he had shot.

  World

  Jul 10, 2016