--- title: Dallas Shooting: Community Mourns as Investigation Continues description: The Dallas community on Saturday continued to mourn the loss of five police officers killed in a targeted attack by a lone gunman Thursday canonical: https://time.com/4399803/dallas-shootings-police-deaths/ author: Katie Reilly article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-07-09T14:15:54.000Z article:modified_time: 2023-12-13T06:31:37.000Z article:section: U.S. og:title: Dallas Community Mourns as Investigation Into Police Shooting Continues og:description: President Obama will cut his European trip short to visit Dallas early next week og:url: https://time.com/4399803/dallas-shootings-police-deaths/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1e5f3b32737a74bc/69889b50e20a871351a91899/dallas.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Melinda Martin visits a makeshift memorial at Dallas Police Headquarters two days after a lone gunman ambushed and killed five police officers at a protest decrying police shootings of black men, in Dallas, Texas og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Dallas Community Mourns as Investigation Into Police Shooting Continues twitter:description: President Obama will cut his European trip short to visit Dallas early next week twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1e5f3b32737a74bc/69889b50e20a871351a91899/dallas.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Dallas Mourns as Investigation Into Police Shooting Continues > Sponsored content. 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A makeshift memorial at Dallas Police Headquarters two days after a lone gunman ambushed and killed five police officers at a protest, on July 9, 2016.Shannon Stapleton—Reuters  by [Katie Reilly](https://time.com/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Updated: Dec 13, 2023 6:31 AM UTCPublished: Jul 9, 2016 2:15 PM UTC The Dallas community on Saturday continued to mourn the [loss of five police officers](http://time.com/4397911/dallas-police-shooting-victims-sniper/) who were [killed in a targeted attack](http://time.com/4397785/dallas-shooting-police-protest-snipers/?xid=homepage) by a lone gunman Thursday night, during a peaceful protest over the [shooting deaths of two black men](http://time.com/4396220/philando-castile-minnesota-shooting/) by police in separate incidents this week. President Barack Obama—who [called the attack](http://time.com/4398185/barack-obama-remarks-dallas-police-shooting/) “vicious, calculated and despicable”—will cut short his trip to Europe for the NATO Summit and travel to Dallas early next week, the White House said. Speaking at a press conference in Warsaw on Saturday, Obama said the U.S. is “not as divided as some suggest,” the Associated Press reported. He said all Americans are “rightly outraged” by the attack on Dallas police officers and “rightly saddened and angered” by the fatal shootings of two black men, urging the country to build on unity. Leaders in Texas are also pledging unity in the days ahead. “Show that we are not harmed, damaged or altered by the cowardly attack by someone who does not stand for Texas values and principles,” [Texas Gov. Greg Abbott](http://time.com/4398685/dallas-shooting-gov-greg-abbott-open-letter/) said at a press conference Friday. A total of 12 police officers were shot in the attack—five fatally. Two civilians were also injured. Officials have identified Army veteran [Micah Johnson](http://time.com/4398101/dallas-police-shooting-suspects/), 25, as the gunman, concluding on Friday night that it appears he acted alone. Neighbors of the home he shared with his mother [expressed shock](http://time.com/4399702/dallas-shooting-micah-xavier-johnson/) on Friday over the actions of the “normal, good kid” they knew. Johnson was killed by a [police-controlled robot bomb](http://time.com/4398196/dallas-shooting-bomb-robot/) after a standoff with law enforcement. Police described him as a “loner” and said he told negotiators he was not affiliated with any groups. [Dallas Police Chief David Brown](http://time.com/4398698/dallas-shooting-police-chief-david-brown/) said Johnson, who was black, told police he was upset about recent police shootings. “The suspect said he was upset at white people. The suspect stated he wanted to kill white people, especially white officers,” Brown said. Military lawyer Bradford Glendening said a female soldier accused Johnson of sexual harassment when he was serving in Afghanistan in May 2014, the AP reported. Glendening said that while Johnson returned to the U.S. on the recommendation that he receive an “other than honorable” discharge, he was given an honorable discharge in April 2015, according to the AP. The incident comes amid a national debate over racial disparities in the criminal justice system and the use of force by police. [Black Lives Matter protesters](http://time.com/4399714/dallas-shooting-black-lives-matter-community/), whose [peaceful march](http://time.com/4398960/jeff-hood-dallas-shootings-protest/) over a spate of fatal shootings by police officers was corrupted by the lone gunman, have condemned the violence and vowed to press forward for change. “This is a tragedy–both for those who have been impacted by yesterday’s attack and for our democracy,” the group [said](http://blacklivesmatter.com/the-black-lives-matter-network-advocates-for-dignity-justice-and-respect/) on Friday. “There are some who would use these events to stifle a movement for change and quicken the demise of a vibrant discourse on the human rights of Black Americans. We should reject all of this.” In the wake of the shooting, [police officers across the country](http://time.com/4398751/dallas-shooting-cops-reaction-philadelphia/?xid=homepage) have also described an intensified challenge to their work, especially as many fear [similar attacks](http://time.com/4399064/tennessee-highway-attack-shooting/). Tennessee law enforcement said that a man who opened fire on a highway, killing one and injuring several others may have been motivated by anger over recent police shootings. “It’s a weird haze over all of us. It’s bizarre,” Philadelphia police Capt. Joe Bologna [told TIME’s Karl Vick](http://time.com/4398751/dallas-shooting-cops-reaction-philadelphia/) of the mood surrounding law enforcement. 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