A standoff in downtown Dallas that followed the fatal shooting of five police officers has ended with one suspect's death. CBS News reports that the suspect—who vowed to hurt more law enforcement officers, told negotiators "the end is coming," and claimed there were bombs planted "all over the place"—died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after a standoff in a parking garage that included exchanges of fire with police. Police say a sweep turned up no bombs. Another three suspects—including a woman arrested at the garage—were in custody following what police describe as an attack involving multiple snipers during a protest against recent police shootings. In other developments:
- This was the deadliest attack on American law enforcement since 9/11, CNN reports. Some of the six injured officers are undergoing surgery.
- It was a "like a little war," one witness tells the Washington Post.
- Witness Ismael Dejesus recorded graphic video of the ambush of an officer, reports the Dallas Morning News. "It looked like an execution, honestly," Dejesus says. "He stood over him after he was already down and shot him three or four more times."
- President Obama, who is visiting Poland for a NATO summit, described the killings as a "tremendous tragedy" and said he had conveyed the "deepest condolences of the American people" to Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings, the Guardian reports. Obama said that while all of the facts aren't in yet, it is clear that this was a "vicious, calculated, and despicable attack on law enforcement."