It has been nine years since the ambush in Downtown Dallas that left five police officers dead. The shooting happened during an otherwise peaceful Black Lives Matter protest in July 2016. https://t.co/d9MPjFrNSt
AMERICAN HEROES! https://t.co/PCXJTQEKmd
Murdered 9 years ago in Dallas, TX, these cops are true heroes. Across the country, the pain of losing a brother or sister in blue is all too familiar — and yet our heroes run toward danger without hesitation every day. We must #NeverForget. https://t.co/eYafWvpWO3
Dallas held a memorial on Monday to mark nine years since the July 7, 2016 ambush that killed five law-enforcement officers during a Black Lives Matter protest downtown. Families, colleagues and local officials gathered outside El Centro College—where the gunman was ultimately killed by a police robot—to lay a wreath and read the names of the fallen. The attack, carried out by Afghanistan veteran Micah X. Johnson, claimed the lives of Dallas Police officers Lorne Ahrens, Michael Krol and Michael Smith; Dallas Area Rapid Transit officer Brent Thompson; and Dallas Police officer Patricio “Patrick” Zamarripa. About a dozen people, including officers and civilians, were wounded, making it the deadliest day for U.S. law enforcement since Sept. 11, 2001. Dallas Police Chief Daniel Comeaux and former Texas Police Commissioner Rob Kyker told attendees the city remains committed to supporting the victims’ families and upgrading protective gear first responders use in the field. Relatives such as Rick Zamarripa said the annual ceremony helps ensure the officers’ service and sacrifice are not forgotten.