Five police officers were shot dead in Dallas in Dallas

Four police officers were killed and seven more were injured as a result of shooting open during the protest in Dallas. According to TASS, this is stated in the official statement of the chief of the city of David Brown.

According to Brown, two unknown people opened shooting, both of them were detained. The first suspect surrendered voluntarily, the second entered the shootout with special forces and was soon detained. Later, Reuters reported the death of the fifth policeman.

Another suspect settled in the college garage located in the center of Dallas. He shot back from the police, and then stated that he had mined the territory around his shelter. Then, according to Fox News, the suspect shot himself.

The police check whether explosive devices were really laid in the city. In the center of Dallas, they found a suspicious object, it is checked by sappers.

As the BBC supplements , the attackers fired from sniper rifles. In total, ten policemen fell under fire.

Protests against a police violence began after two videos made in different states appeared on a network with a difference of two days, in which police officers kill African American.

The first video was made on Tuesday in Louisian. On it, two white police officers shoot at the African American lying on the ground in the city of Baton-Ruzh. Subsequently, it became known that two injuries became fatal.

On Thursday, another video appeared on the Web, which captures the death of African American Filando Castile in Minnesota. The policeman shot him when Castile reached for his wallet.

US President Barack Obama stated that the problem of the frequent murders of African Americans concerns all Americans. “This is not only the problem of blacks. This is not only the problem of Latin American. This is an American problem, and we all have to solve it,” he said.