AUGUSTA — Maine residents and law enforcement officers have offered prayers and words of support for the police officers killed and injured by a Dallas sniper during a protest march. Maine Warden Service chaplain Kate Braestrup told the gathering Friday that she’d met two of the officers who were shot when she attended a conference in Dallas […]
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Dallas sniper was a loner, U.S. Army veteran
MESQUITE, Texas — The Dallas sniper had been sent home from Afghanistan after being accused of sexually harassing a female, and was described as a loner who followed black militant groups on social media. Micah Xavier Johnson, who fatally shot five officers and wounded seven more before police killed him with a remote-controlled bomb on […]
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Dallas shooting suspect Micah Johnson was U.S. Army veteran
DALLAS — Micah Xavier Johnson was known by his family and neighbors as an “Army strong” veteran who served in Afghanistan and loved playground basketball back home in suburban Dallas. He’s now known more widely as the 25-year-old armed suspect killed Friday just hours after five police officers were fatally shot and seven wounded after […]
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Maine law enforcement shows support for Dallas police
AUGUSTA — Maine Gov. Paul LePage says the attack that killed five police officers in Dallas is the “epitome of evil.” During a Thursday night protest, 12 Dallas law enforcement officers were shot — five died. LePage said Friday that he and his wife are sending thoughts and prayers to the families of law enforcement officers who […]
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Dallas shootout: 14 people shot, 5 police killed; 1 suspect killed
What we know about the shootings in Dallas on Thursday night: Fourteen people were shot by several snipers at a police violence protest. Five law enforcement officers were killed: Four Dallas police officers and one Dallas Area Rapid Transit officer. Nine people —seven law enforcement officers and two civilians — were wounded. Four people were suspected in […]