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Today in History: Dallas Shooting Leaves Five Officers Dead, Nine Injured

7/7/2025

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On July 7, 2016, Micah Xavier Johnson, a 25-year-old Army Reserve veteran, ambushed police officers in Dallas, Texas, during a protest against police shootings of black men. He killed five officers and injured nine others before being killed by a bomb detonated by police. This tragic event highlighted tensions surrounding police violence and racial issues in the U.S.

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On July 7, 2016, Micah Xavier Johnson, a 25-year-old Army Reserve veteran, ambushed police officers in Dallas, Texas, during a protest against police shootings of black men. He killed five officers and injured nine others before being killed by a bomb detonated by police. This tragic event highlighted tensions surrounding police violence and racial issues in the U.S.