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Parents of Dallas Shooter Micah Johnson Break Silence
The parents of the now-deceased gunman responsible for a rampage in Dallas that killed five officers have broken their silence, detailing in an exclusive interview with The Blaze on Sunday how Micah Xavier Johnson’s behavior changed after he was discharged from the U.S. Army in 2015. Delphine Johnson, the 25-year-old’s mother, detailed how she watched…
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Mark Hughes, Wrongly Identified as Dallas Shooting Suspect, Has Received Death Threats, Is Forced to Run for Life
The worst fear of Mark Hughes, the man who was wrongly identified as a shooting suspect in the Dallas rampage that left five officers dead, has come true. According to a report by the New York Daily News, Hughes and his family were forced into hiding and then forced to run again after they say they were…
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Off-Duty Mo. Officer Fatally Shoots Man Who Threw Concrete Planter Into Home Following Dispute Over Black Lives Matter, Family Says
The family of a man who was shot and killed by an off-duty St. Louis County police officer says that the altercation followed an argument on Facebook about Black Lives Matter, the Chicago Tribune reports. The officer, who has not been identified, shot 20-year-old Tyler Gebhard after the young man threw a 50-pound concrete planter…
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Rudy Giuliani Tells Black Parents to 'Teach Children to Be Respectful to the Police'
In an appearance on CBS’ Face the Nation Sunday, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani told black parents that they should teach their children to be respectful to police and worry more about violence in the black community. “There’s too much violence in the black community,” Giuliani said. “If you want to deal with this on…
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Attorney General Loretta Lynch Speaks Out Against Dallas Shootings: ‘The Answer Is Never Violence’
Attorney General Loretta Lynch commented Friday on the Dallas shootings that tragically left five officers dead and others injured. Lynch called on Americans to take “calm, peaceful, collaborative and determined action” in light of the shootings that occurred during a Thursday-night protest against the officer-involved shooting deaths of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, La., and Philando…
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Dallas Gunman Killed by 'Bomb Robot' Identified as Micah Xavier Johnson
The alleged Dallas gunman who was killed after a standoff with police has been identified as 25-year-old Micah Xavier Johnson, two U.S. law-enforcement officials said, according to the Los Angeles Times. Johnson, a resident of the Dallas area, reportedly had no known criminal history or ties with any terror groups. The 25-year-old was killed after…
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Dallas Gunman Was 'Upset About Recent Police Shootings,' 'Wanted to Kill White People': Police Chief
Dallas Police Chief David Brown revealed Friday that one of the suspected gunmen allegedly behind the shooting deaths of five police officers said he “wanted to kill white people, especially white officers,” the Washington Post reports. That suspect was eventually killed by police after authorities sent in a “bomb robot” to place a device “where…
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White NC Man Arrested Alive After Pointing Gun, Firing Shot at Sheriff's Deputy
In the past two days, we’ve seen two black men—Alton Sterling and Philando Castile—fatally gunned down by police officers in two different states while legally carrying, but not holding or pointing, a firearm. And then there’s William Bruce Ray of Raleigh, N.C., who was safely apprehended after pointing a pistol at a Wake County sheriff’s…
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Ga. Park Hanging Referred to FBI
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed issued a statement Thursday afternoon announcing that the case regarding a black man found hanging from a tree in the city’s Piedmont Park has been referred to the FBI, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. According to the site, the announcement came hours after social media users expressed suspicions and outrage, with some…
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Girlfriend of Philando Castile Speaks Out About His Fatal Police Encounter: ‘They Are Here to Kill Us’
The girlfriend of Philando Castile, who was shot and killed Wednesday night during a traffic stop in Falcon Heights, Minn., made her first public appearance Thursday morning at a rally at the residence of Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton in St. Paul, Fusion reports. Diamond “Lavish” Reynolds, who broadcast the aftermath of Castile’s shooting on Facebook…