Killer linked to US Army Reserve

Dallas: Micah X. Johnson, a 25-year-old resident of the Dallas area, was identified as the suspect killed after tense negotiations following the shooting of five officers during Black protests in Dallas. Johnson was from Mesquite, a suburb of Dallas, and was a member of the US Army Reserve, US media reported.

Johnson cited the “Black Lives Matter” anti-police-violence movement, but also said he was not part of a larger organisation, said Dallas Police Chief David Brown. A Twitter account describing itself as representing the Black Lives Matter movement sent the message: “Black Lives Matter advocates dignity, justice and freedom. Not murder.”

With Thursday’s attack, 26 police officers have been shot and killed in the U.S. so far this year.