Hundreds attend vigil for slain Dallas officers

“The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is saddened to learn that one of the fallen Dallas Police Officers was a former member of the ‪#‎LASD‬”, the post said.

Johnson was killed by an explosive device deployed on a robot after hours of police negotiations at El Centro College.

Authorities say a man accused of killing a woman and injuring a police officer and two others when he shot at passing cars along a Tennessee highway has been indicted on charges including murder and attempted murder.

Visitation for Officer Patrick Zamarippa will be held Friday, with funeral services taking place Saturday at the Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center.

The attack in Dallas came during a demonstration Thursday over the shooting by police of two black men.

One of the slain police officers in Dallas, Texas has family ties here in Alaska. He volunteered at his church and the YMCA, according to a 2009 article in the Dallas Police Association’s newsletter.

“Our hearts go out the courageous officers in Dallas who faced evil while protecting others, including those protesting against law enforcement”. Sonner said they want everyone to be there together. Sons and daughters will now grow up without a father; mothers will raise those children as single mothers. Look, it’s Brent Thompson.

Seeing the community’s support outside police headquarters was incredible, she said, adding that she was confident the department would get through the unprecedented tragedy. The duties of officers keep expanding beyond traditional police work, he said, to include dealing with issues such as mental health or stray dogs. With the current climate for police officers right now, I don’t think you could pay me enough to do their work.

The Detroit News reports (http://detne.ws/29xvuqS ) that one of the men is accused of urging people to kill white officers.

The five officers killed in Thursday’s sniper attack in Dallas are being remembered for their character and service to others.

“His presence was very large, but his heart was larger”, she said. “Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound”, Dallas Police Chief David Brown said during the vigil.

“Whether it’s law enforcement, lawyers, teachers, at the end of the day, we’re all humans”, Barrientos told the Dallas Morning News. But then, Charlie Buckingham said, “They had to take him back in”, and he never returned.