While the ordeal and full investigation is still going on why the Dallas Police Headquarters was attacked overnight, Chief David Brown had a news conference early this morning 2.30pm Nigerian time. Below are some of the tweets as HNNAfrica streamed it LIVE. Word is also coming out that one suspect caught accused the police of losing custody of his son and calling him a terrorist which he actually just proved to everybody. Shooting and running around with explosives!
"This has been a very chilling moment. We dodged - literally dodged - bullets" @DPDChief #DallasPDShooting
"We believe at this point... [the suspect] shot first, then called 911." @DPDChief #DallasPDShooting
"He could've very easily struck a civilian" but suspect was probably targeting police" @DPDChief #DallasPDShooting
@DPDChief "When we find out more information, we will definitely release it to the public." #DallasPDShooting
"When we find out more information, we will definitely release it to the public." says @DPDChief
#DallasPDShooting
"We barely survived the intent of this suspect." says @DPDChief #DallasPDShooting
@DPDChief: SWAT team made the correct call to stop suspect's violence. Our SWAT team is v good the best in the country." #DallasPDShooting
@DPDChief: Suspect "expressed that he had C-4 on the van." #DallasPDShooting
@DPDChief: "What we do know is [the suspect] was a white male & we have a height-weight description." #DallasPDShooting
Suspect in Dallas police standoff said he blames police for losing custody of his son #DallasPDShooting
@DPDChief: We believe "this was one suspect shooting from different angles, different positions." #DallasPDShooting
"The FBI has been called in to assist us." says @DPDChief. #HNNAfrica is LIVE from #Africa on @DallasPD newser #DallasPDShooting
@DallasPD Chief: "We believe this suspect meant to kill officers & took time to discharge that weapon multiple times." #DallasPDShooting
@DallasPD Chief David Brown: "Police headquarters is now transitioning to a crime scene." #DallasPDShooting
@DallasPD Chief David Brown: "I believe we're blessed our officers survived this ordeal." #DallasPDShooting
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VIDEO: Footage shows Dallas police under fire bbc.in/1BduPHf #HNNTerror
Dallas @DPDChief Chief Brown: "We also are responding to a caller who called in to WFAA disguising their voice & claiming to have a bomb."
