Beginning around 12:30 am on Saturday morning men opened fire on the Dallas Police headquarters in Texas.
Multiple gunman with automatic weapons arrived in an armored van, slammed the van into a police cruiser and began spraying the outside of the building with bullets.They then fled the scene and were chased by police before stopping in the nearby suburbs of Hutchins, TX where additional gunfire was exchanged as reported by the Associated Press (AP).
Dallas Police Chief David Brown said the driver of the van told police officers he was mad because the they made him lose custody of his son and were “accusing him of being a terrorist.” The gunman also stated there was explosives in the van which was outfitted with gun ports on the sides.
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Negotiations are still underway with the SWAT unit and the suspect. No injuries have yet been reported.
According to witness accounts, it seems that four suspects are involved in the original shooting. That has yet to be confirmed.
In the meantime police found two explosive devices near the headquarters and nearby residents were evacuated as a precaution.Below is a tweet that shows a video of the shooting (WARNING: their is explicit language).
Video of reported shooting outside DPD headquarters (language warning) https://t.co/3pouLjGNlR
— WFAA (@wfaa) June 13, 2015
This Tweet says when the police robot tried to move one of the suspicious bags it blew up:
#DallasPDshooting just now: while a police robot moved one of the bags, the pipe bomb exploded: http://t.co/7TmaHVkkEk
— ¡El Sooopèrr! Ù† c137 (@SooperMexican) June 13, 2015