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US President Barack Obama called for unity following the fatal shooting of three police officers in Baton Rouge during a press conference in Washington DC on Sunday. Addressing the recent police deaths in Dallas , the president said that "five days ago I travelled to Dallas for the memorial service of the officers who were slain there. I said that, that killer would not be the last person who tries to make us turn on each other nor will today's killer. It remains up to us to make sure that they fail."
US President Barack Obama called for unity following the fatal shooting of three police officers in Baton Rouge during a press conference in Washington DC on Sunday. Addressing the recent police deaths in Dallas , the president said that "five days ago I travelled to Dallas for the memorial service of the officers who were slain there. I said that, that killer would not be the last person who tries to make us turn on each other nor will today's killer. It remains up to us to make sure that they fail."
In footage courtesy of Twitter user @WhoAteMyPizza, Sniper rounds could be heard ripping through Dallas on Thursday night, after 11 police officers were shot, 5 fatally, during a protest against the police killing of African-Americans Alton Sterling and Philando Castile. Police reports indicate that two snipers fired multiple shots at police officers from an elevated position in the city centre.
Footage courtesy of the Dallas Police Department shows Dallas mayor Mike Rawlings and Dallas Police Department Chief David Brown as they held a joint press briefing in Dallas on Thursday, right after two snipers opened fire on police during a march for African American police shooting victims Alton Sterling and Philandro Castile in the Dallas city center. 5 police officers were killed and 6 others received injuries.
Louisiana State Police confirmed that at least three police officers were killed in a shooting in Baton Rouge in Louisiana on Sunday, with State Governor John Bel Edwards calling it an "unspeakable and unjustified attack." The attack follows the police killing of Alton Sterling in the same city earlier in the month.
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