Tag: Dallas Police Chief David Brown

Dallas top cop becomes face of tragedy

by Thomas URBAIN DALLAS, United States (AFP) — As America reeled from a week of violence pitting police officers against civilians, Dallas Police Chief David Brown came to personify the nation’s trauma. After a black army veteran killed five white officers at a peaceful march in the Texas city, the 55-year-old police chief, who is African-American, delivered a simple but poignant message: “We are heartbroken,” he said. “This must stop. This divisiveness between our police […]

Four police killed at US race bias protest: chief

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Four police officers were killed, at least seven were wounded and a civilian was also hurt late Thursday when two snipers opened fire during a protest in Dallas against police racial bias, authorities said. City Police Chief David Brown said two gunmen shot at “police officers from elevated positions during the protest/rally”, sparking an intense search for at least two suspects, adding that they had threatened to plant a bomb. The […]