--- description: Nicki Minaj, Donald Trump, the Rev. Al Sharpton and Rashida Jones also reacted with shock and horror to the shootings of police officers title: Shonda Rimes, John Legend and Others Horrified by Dallas Shootings image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt037a22f7cdea3040/69889b16e20a879921a91850/dallas-shootings-celebrities.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Dallas Police Shootings Shock and Horrify Celebrities, Politicians by [Tara John](/author/tara-john/) ## Tara John Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Updated: Dec 13, 2023 6:35 AM CUTPublished: Jul 8, 2016 11:19 AM CUT  Dallas police work near the scene where eleven Dallas police officers were shot and five have now died on July 8, 2016 in Dallas, Texas. Dallas police work near the scene where eleven Dallas police officers were shot and five have now died on July 8, 2016 in Dallas, Texas.Ron Jenkins—Getty Images by [Tara John](/author/tara-john/) ## Tara John Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Updated: Dec 13, 2023 6:35 AM CUTPublished: Jul 8, 2016 11:19 AM CUT Celebrities and politicians have taken to Twitter to register their shock and horror after five police officers were killed and at least six others injured after snipers attacked them in a Black Lives Matter protest in the heart of Dallas. Shonda Rhimes condemned the “senseless” attacks and actress Rashida Jones said they should be met with love. > [](https://twitter.com/shondarhimes/status/751357213281837056) > [](https://twitter.com/iamrashidajones/status/751340406445662209) Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sent a message of solidarity, while New York Democratic Rep. Hakeem Jeffries urged a prayer: > [](https://twitter.com/JustinTrudeau/status/751373797207465984) > [](https://twitter.com/RepJeffries/status/751354962358202368) Reverend Al Sharpton and singer John Legend called the killings reprehensible: > [](https://twitter.com/TheRevAl/status/751342425675862016) > [](https://twitter.com/johnlegend/status/751270252252581889) > [](https://twitter.com/johnlegend/status/751270516858580993) Republican presidential nominee-in-waiting Donald Trump gave an even-handed response to the violence, while his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton issued a note of mourning: > [](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/751370918027489280) > [](https://twitter.com/HillaryClinton/status/751401960381767680) Others expressed their sadness at yet another shooting, calling for the end of violence: > [](https://twitter.com/SenSanders/status/751419844277526532) > [](https://twitter.com/TheMandyMoore/status/751261798939054084) > [](https://twitter.com/ddlovato/status/751269513799225345) > [](https://twitter.com/christinaperri/status/751277517101633536) > [](https://twitter.com/oliviawilde/status/751265872774242309) > [](https://twitter.com/KevinHart4real/status/751283397159374848) Nicki Minaj invoked the spirit of Malcolm X > [](https://twitter.com/NICKIMINAJ/status/751311367446028288) While other celebrities called for more gun crime measures: > [](https://twitter.com/PattyArquette/status/751272893930090497) > [](https://twitter.com/aidan/status/751261073139912704) > [](https://twitter.com/aidan/status/751265122253885441) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4397953/celebrities-dallas-police-shootings-twitter/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4397953/celebrities-dallas-police-shootings-twitter/"},"headline":"Dallas Police Shootings Shock and Horrify Celebrities, Politicians","datePublished":"2016-07-08T11:19:20.000Z","dateModified":"2023-12-13T06:35:12.000Z","description":"Many called for the end of violence and prayed for peace","url":"https://time.com/4397953/celebrities-dallas-police-shootings-twitter/","keywords":["Crime","celebrities"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt037a22f7cdea3040/69889b16e20a879921a91850/dallas-shootings-celebrities.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Tara John","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/tara-john/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt037a22f7cdea3040/69889b16e20a879921a91850/dallas-shootings-celebrities.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Dallas police work near the scene where eleven Dallas police officers were shot and five have now died on July 8, 2016 in Dallas, Texas.","caption":"Dallas police work near the scene where eleven Dallas police officers were shot and five have now died on July 8, 2016 in Dallas, Texas.","creditText":"Ron Jenkins—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4397953/celebrities-dallas-police-shootings-twitter/","name":"Dallas Police Shootings Shock and Horrify Celebrities, Politicians"}}]}] ```