DALLAS - Snipers opened fire on police officers in the heart of Dallas, killing five officers and injuring six others during protests over two recent fatal police shootings of black men, police said, in a week that bore dark echoes of the tumultuous civil rights era.
Associated Press: Five officers dead, six hurt in Dallas protest shooting
Police stand near a baracade following the sniper shooting in Dallas on Thursday, July 7, 2016.