Active shooter in downtown Dallas

[hungrycaterpillar]

Apparently shots were fired during a rally for the man shot yesterday and the shooter is active now.

This has got to stop.

[rachers]

Oh no. :-(

[sallywalker]

Holy shit. I just saw this on Twitter. Dallas ladies I hope you and yours are all ok!

Holy shit.

[happywife]

WTF?!

[hungrycaterpillar]

Jul 7, 2016 21:39:20 GMT -5 letsgetweird said:

This seems like a planned mass shooting. Reports that a suspect has been apprehended in tactical gear.

Thank God. I hope it's over but until something changes it will never be over.

[rageragerage]

I wanted to go tonight but a family obligation stopped me. Good lord.

[hungrycaterpillar]

Jul 7, 2016 21:43:00 GMT -5 letsgetweird said:

Jul 7, 2016 21:40:29 GMT -5 hungrycaterpillar said:

Thank God. I hope it's over but until something changes it will never be over.

Not sure if there are multiple shooters. I'm watching a live newsfeed on the WFAA FB page and they believe a suspect is holed up in a building.

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I'm hearing that they have the shooter cornered in an alley but that he still has the gun. They are in the greyhound station.

[hungrycaterpillar]

Jul 7, 2016 21:48:31 GMT -5 mofongo said:

I'm praying the shooter is white!

My H and I were just talking about this. We really hope so too.

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Jul 7, 2016 21:48:31 GMT -5 mofongo said:

I'm praying the shooter is white!

Christian

Card carrying member of the NRA

With Trump signs on his lawn

Any or all would also be good. Since the shooting had already happened.

[rageragerage]

Jul 7, 2016 21:55:37 GMT -5 @stilljustash said:

Jul 7, 2016 21:52:42 GMT -5 letsgetweird said:

Black male

i know, i just saw.

light-skinned black male wearing camo shorts.

fuck fuck FUCK.

i'm getting off media for tonight. i can't take anymore.

Same. So done.

[lilac05]

Jul 7, 2016 21:48:31 GMT -5 mofongo said:

I'm praying the shooter is white!

Me, too.

I thought FINALLY we might be getting somewhere with the last two videos where there is video of what happened.  There's just NO questioning what happened, especially in the latest one.  It took away people's ability to say, "yeah, BUUUUT..."  I'm afraid if the shooter is non-white, these idiots will be back at it again, running their mouths and not accepting that this is a VERY real, VERY serious problem.

ETA:  Just saw the update.  I'm done just ignoring their crap.  My friends aren't going to like what I have to say...

[funfetti]

Jul 7, 2016 21:52:42 GMT -5 letsgetweird said:

Black male

Who's reporting this?

ETA - I'm a slow typer.

[funfetti]

Jul 7, 2016 21:56:22 GMT -5 lilac05 said:

Jul 7, 2016 21:48:31 GMT -5 mofongo said:

I'm praying the shooter is white!

Me, too.

I thought FINALLY we might be getting somewhere with the last two videos where there is video of what happened.  There's just NO questioning what happened, especially in the latest one.  It took away people's ability to say, "yeah, BUUUUT..."  I'm afraid if the shooter is non-white, these idiots will be back at it again, running their mouths and not accepting that this is a VERY real, VERY serious problem.

ETA:  Just saw the update.  I'm done just ignoring their crap.  My friends aren't going to like what I have to say...

It IS a very real and very serious problem regardless of what's happening right at this moment in Dallas. Our voices can't stop because of this.

We can not let them become a whisper.

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One of the anchors on CNN has been getting texts from his daughter's friend in the Omni Hotel saying that 6 officers were down and the sniper (a second shooter) was in the hotel.

ETA: obviously not confirmed. And who knows how reliable.

[hungrycaterpillar]

I just. God. I hate to say I hope it's any race and I feel awful saying that but this will be so much worse if it's not. I don't mean that I hope it's anyone. My real hope this is a bad dream and I wake up in a few minutes and the last 24 hours just didn't happen.

Change must happen.

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MSNBC say 2 officers shot, 7 others injured. Speculation that at least 2 of those others were plainclothes cops.

ETA: 3 officers shot. Not sure if other 7 are gunshot injuries or just injuries from escaping the scene.

[Deleted]

IMy heart hurts.

[Deleted]

Fox News saying update from DART: 3 officers shot with non-life threatening injuries and 1 officer fatally shot.

[Deleted]

This hurts my heart so badly. The videos are awful; it sounded like a war zone. Those poor people at the protest and the poor officers dealing with this now.

[rageragerage]

I just can't.

[killercupcake]

Fuck.

[1confused1]

This is frightening. Omg.

[joshlyman]

SNIPERS? What the fuck man. WHAT THE FUCK.

And just now changed to 4 dead.

[joshlyman]

Jul 7, 2016 22:42:10 GMT -5 pinkplasticdoll said:

I have family that works for dpd. Right now I have a giant pit in my stomach

Oh god I'm sorry. Sending tons of good thoughts that all are safe.

[1confused1]

Why are so many people standing around when there are snipers in the area??

[1confused1]

Jul 7, 2016 22:42:10 GMT -5 pinkplasticdoll said:

I have family that works for dpd. Right now I have a giant pit in my stomach

Sending good thoughts

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Jul 7, 2016 22:42:10 GMT -5 pinkplasticdoll said:

I have family that works for dpd. Right now I have a giant pit in my stomach

I'm so sorry. Sending lots of good thoughts for their safety.

[sallywalker]

Jul 7, 2016 22:42:54 GMT -5 1confused1 said:

Why are so many people standing around when there are snipers in the area??

And why are they fucking live broadcasting everyone's positions.

[lilac05]

Jul 7, 2016 22:42:54 GMT -5 1confused1 said:

Why are so many people standing around when there are snipers in the area??

They're stunned, shocked, paralyzed by fear.  Afraid to run, for fear they'll be shot, too.  

I feel sick. I just...don't have words. 

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Jul 7, 2016 22:42:54 GMT -5 1confused1 said:

Why are so many people standing around when there are snipers in the area??

One of the reporters from Dallas (can't remember if it was on CNN or MSNBC) said that the police weren't detaining people from leaving the scene, but weren't letting people cross streets (leave cover) for their safety. People are still trying to get to their cars and train and bus services have been suspended. So some are probably stuck.