Thousands gather to mourn, honor 3 slain officers in Dallas

Police officers arrive at an interfaith memorial service, honoring five slain police officers, at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center on July 12, 2016 in Dallas, Texas.

Dallas Police Chief David Brown told reporters after the attack that Johnson had been angry about the killing of black men by law enforcement and wanted to kill officers and white people as retaliation.

A Dallas police chaplain pays his respects to Senior Cpl.

Smith had won the Dallas Police Association’s “Cop’s Cop” award.

Police comprised most of the audience at the suburban Dallas church, which seats 7,000.

Michael Smith, and Officer Lorne Ahrens were laid to rest.

The older girl is Caroline Smith, 10, whose father, Sergeant Michael Smith was gunned down by crazed sniper Micah Johnson in downtown Dallas last Thursday.

Tyler police officers were among thousands who attended funerals Wednesday for Dallas Area Rapid Transit Officer Brent Thompson and Dallas PD Sr. Lorne Ahrens, 48, a father of two and husband to a fellow DPD detective, was affectionately called “Meat”.

“Lorne was passionate about police work”, Officer Eddie Coffey said.

Law enforcement officers have arrested demonstrators who were blocking rush hour traffic on an interstate in downtown Minneapolis.

“Don’t blame all police officers”. More than 1,000 people showed up at the promenade in front of Dallas City Hall Plaza for the service.Sam Eichenwald for NewsweekKatherine Vargas, 8, hung a letter of thanks to Dallas officers who were friends and colleagues of the shooting victims.

Funerals for three of the five Dallas Police officers killed last week took place Wednesday.

Smith’s younger sister, Yea-Mei Smith, spoke at the service, calling her brother her role model and mentor.

Funeral services have not yet been held for two other slain officers, Patricio Zamarripa, 32, known as Patrick, to be buried Saturday, and Michael Krol, for whom services are still pending. He said the department has historically sent the honor guard to attend funeral services for every transit officer killed in the line of duty.

After the memorial service, a funeral for Thompson was scheduled for Wednesday afternoon in Corsicana, south of Dallas, where he lived. There will be a balloon launch to honor the slain officers as well.