The president of United States of America has addressed the nation following the Dallas shootings which have led to death of five police officers and send his condolences and those of American people to mayor Rawlings of Dallas.
“I spoke this morning with Mayor Rawlings of Dallas to convey the deepest condolences of the American people. I told him that the federal government will provide whatever assistance Dallas may need as it deals with this tremendous tragedy,” said Obama.
“We still don’t know all the facts. What we do know is there has been a vicious, calculated and despicable attack on law enforcement. Police in Dallas were on duty doing their jobs, keeping people safe, during peaceful protests.”
“These law enforcement officers were targeted and nearly a dozen officers were shot. Five were killed. Other officers and at least one civilian were wounded, some are in serious condition and we are praying for their recovery,” added Obama.
Obama said the availability of automatic weapons makes attacks like this more likely.
“We are horrified over these events and we stand united with the people and the police department in Dallas.”
Mark Hughes, the man who turned himself after a Dallas police named him as “person of interest” and released a picture of him carrying a gun, has been talking to the media after being released.
“I could easily have been shot,” he told CBS. He said he flagged down a police officer as soon as he was told he had been named as a suspect.
He said he was interrogated for 30 minutes and accused the police of lying about his movements. “The system is trying to get me”, he said.
Dallas police apologized to Hughes. He said he was not satisfied with this after getting death threats on social media.