desde entonces micah mostrÓ interÉs en organizaciones nacionalistas de afroamericanos.ser acorralado por la policÍa y momentos antes de morir, micah javier declarÓ que querÍa matar policías blancos y que habÍa actuado solo. a pesar de que preliminarmente se ha establecido el motivo, la policÍa continÚa con una fuerte investigaciÓn. piensan que hay posibilidad de que haya mÁs implicados en el atentado. enrique: ha sido una semana complicada para el paÍs. los estados unidos se encuentra dividido en las opiniones sobre el uso de frase excesiva, muchas promovidas por este movimiento de las vidas negras importan. pedro: el canto de : la vida de los negros importados se convirtiÓ en el grito de batalla de los afroamericanos que intentan combatir la violencia en contra de los suyos. permanezcamos juntos, continuamos con el movimiento, tenemos un camino largo por recorrer, no nos vamos a detener, decÍa este joven manifestante, en la capital del paÍs. el movimiento comenzÓ en las redes sociales tras la muerte del adolescente, martin, en 2012 se han unido ciudadanos de distintas

micah johnson fue dado de baja en abril del aÑo pasado.o ayudarlo. opina que mica se hubiera sentido discriminado. y manifestÓ su frustración en el acto de violencia. fuimos a un suburbio de clase media en dallas donde vivÍa micah con su familia. donde autoridades confiscaron un pequeÑo pero letal arsenal. los familiares del hombre de 25 aÑos no nos abrieron la puerta. familiares no han querido hablar de cÁmara pero nos comentaron que se criÓ en un buen ambiente y que era un ejemplar, pero su actitud cambiÓ cuando regreso de la guerra en afganistÁn, en julio de 2014. desde entonces micah johnson mostrÓ interÉs en organizaciones nacionalistas de afroamericanos. pero las autoridades no lo han vinculado con grupos extremistas. >> sabemos que hay una comunidad, pero de esta manera no podemos luchar, luchamos en amor y paz. salvador: micah johnson dijo que querÍa matar a policías blancos. la policÍa continÚa con una agresiva investigaciÓn. quieren saber dÓnde y quiÉn comprÓ armas y municiones que tenÍa en su casa. los dectives aÚn no descarta l

the police chief describes micah johnson as under control and delusional. asking about how many of the officers he had been able to kill throughout all of that scene. the policechief saysthere is clear evidence that micah johnson as mounting an arsenal and had a bigger planned attack, but for some reason, made the attack last thursday night. >> it appears our search of the suspect's home in mesquite leads us to believe based on evidence of bombmaking materials and a journal, this suspect was practicing explosive detonations. the materials were such and were large enough to have devastating effects throughout the city and our texas area. we are convinced this suspect had other plans and thought that what he was doing was righteous and believed that he was going to make law enforcement and target law enforcement and make us pay for what he sees as law enforcement efforts to punish people of color. >> reporter: those are some of the details revealed by the chief in the interview with cnn. >>> thank you, ed lavandera. president obama and former president bush

we know the killer, micah johnson was a loner. honorably discharged from the military, but only after allegations of sexual harassment. on social media, he liked the facebook pages of black nationalist groups. in the neighborhood, he loaded up his house with bomb-making teerlgs. used his pack yard to practice military tactics and apparently didn't talk much to his neighbors. his t. seems as though he lived in this neighborhood for a while, but not that many people knew him. but in touring the neighborhood, one thing that caught me off guard is how such a normal place in middle of america, mystic, texas could produce such a killer. this would be, when you look around, the last place that you would believe that there would be a killer among themselves. and the mystery continues. >> indeed it does. ted, what did you learn on the ground? i mean, what was your reflection after being down there? >> you know, you could tell that there is a broken city as a result of what has taken place. and being in mystic, texas, where micah johnson we

i didn't see it coming. >> micah was a good son. he's a good son. >> i love my son with all my heart. i hate what he did. >> did he ever talk about any of his experiences in the military that maybe made you question, did something happen, was it the war? >> i don't remember anything. i don't remember anything about it. he just -- the military was not what micah thought it would be. >> it disappointed him. >> he was very disappointed. >> so, a lot to ask you, lawrence. >> yeah. >> the dad, i mean, you can -- he is just distraught there. >> very. >> what did they say about his time in the military? why did they think that changed him? >> because he was an outdoing person before he went into the military. very full of life. and, but when he got back from the military, he just wanted to stay in the house, in his room. he was against people. he used a quote, his family said, he did not like people. he did not trust people. >> after the military. >> he wouldn't let people in. after the military. >> but before -- but not before the militar

we now know the name of the shooting, micah ex zxavier john. the shots rang out at the end of at black lives matter protest. here is how it looked from the ground. >> i see police officers also running for their life. i see some of them with masks. i see some of them, the s.w.a.t. team, some with the shield. i see some grabbing their arms, huge guns i have never seen before. i saw a hummer truck rolling through. at that point, i thought to myself, this is real. this isn't a game. >> here is the police phone call from the scene. >> officers shots fired from the scene. code 3. officer down. we have a guy with a long rifle but we don't know where the hell he is at. >> he is in the dam building right there. >> we have got to get dsc down here right now. 169, get them here! >> we're on our way. >> we believe possibly in the el centro building. >> inside the el centro building. >> police took cover behind their cars as the shootings continue. they also sprang into action to move protesters and the news media out of the possible line of fire. we have

micah xavier johnson, had crystal meth in his home. i'm sure you have dealt, on the streets of new york, with suspects under the influence of crystal meth. can you tell us what that drug will do to a incredible suspect. >> basically the worst of the worst, jon. there is a sense that coke and crack and heroin are the first cousins of crystal meth, it is the absolute worst. it rearranges their behavior to an extent that is remarkable. i have seen it and dealt with them. it is astonishing. it really, really is. that is very troubling to me, as a former narcotics investigator for years where we dealt with crystal methamphetamine cases. another layer. another chapter. it is turning into an evolving nightmare that just keeps getting worse. i pray that this is a red herring or a deranged practical joke that somebody is playing and there are individuals who are like that. i would say that the assessment is probably quite incredible. spot on. they are leaving no stone unturned. by mixing in the crack or the crystal meth into the equation you ha

all of this while micah johnson continued to fire rounds of shots at officers inside the scene. the police chief describes micah johnson as under control and delusional singing and laughing at officers. asking how many officers he had been able to kill during the scene. there is evidence that micah johnson was planning a bigger attack, but switched to attack thursday night. >> it is clear the search of the suspect's home in mesquite shows bomb making materials and journal that this suspect had been practicing explosive detonations and that the materials were such that it was large enough to have devastating effects throughout our city and our north texas area. we are convinced this suspect had other plans and thought that what he was doing was righteous and believed that he was going to make law enforcement and target law enforcement and make us pay for what he sees as law enforcement efforts to punish people of color. >> reporter: those are some of the details revealed by the police chief in the extraordinary interview with cnn. john and alison. >> ed lavandera, thank you. it w

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that according to the police chief micah johnson wrote in his blood in two locations in the community college building. >> ed, thanks for. that the dallas shooter's parents are speaking out. saying the time in the army changed him. turning him from a police officer into a hermit. the father says he was stunned by his son's actions. >> i don't know what to say to anybody to make anything better. i didn't see it coming. >> overnight, new protests against police practices across the country. in atlanta, police arrested 16 people after hundreds took to the streets protesting the police killing of two black men. one in louisiana and one in minnesota. the protesters marched to the georgia's governor's mansion. cnn's polo sandoval has more from the scene. >> reporter: the city of atlanta is one across the country erupting with protests for the fifth night in a row. we ever marching along with part of the black lives matter movement that made their way to the governor's mansion. calling for justice. meanwhile, several police officers on the ground and in the air keeping a sharp eye on the cro

what are police finding in micah johnson's home? >> reporter: well, you know, that's one of the mysteries here. they're really looking through a lot of the items that they removed from the house in the hours just after the shooting. and some of the things they've found we've kind of known to some extent, these bomb-making explosives that we've heard from federal law enforcement tonight saying about 3.5 pounds of bomb-making material, a pound of smokeless powder, a pound of black powder and tannerite. but it's about 3.5 points. another law enforcement source tells me that this material was found throughout the house in various parts. all of it's significant, because what investigators are trying to do is figure out what was the intention of all of this. was this part of some bigger, grand gross attack he had planned? there >> there's a bit of a mystery, ed, is there think insight into the initials he wrote in blood, r.b.? >> no, investigators talked about that again today. they tried to figure out what that means. according to the po

micah johnson improvised his way through thursday's night attack with deadly precision. police chief brown says that he quickly found a way to shoot at officers from inside el centro college. the unsuspecting officers on the ground were essentially trapped in the cross-hairs of johnson's firearms. >> they went a funnel, ended up being a fatal funnel and then the suspect continued to shoot from different angles from the high-perched position and then down to street level and then back up to the high-perched position, really almost triangulating our officers with this rapid fire. >> reporter: brown says the killer used a shoot and move tactic, changing locations in rapid succession, perhaps the kind of training that he learned during his time in the army and wrote about in a journal about tactics found in johnson's home. >> we don't normally see this kind of shooting from criminal suspects. we're convinced that the military-style was a plan and that he practiced this. >> reporter: chief brown provided chilling new details about the moments when the officers cornered him in

the department is still on alert and evaluating all credible threats in the wake of the shooting, micah johnson shot and killed five officers, and johnson was killed by the bomb that was delivered by a remote-controlled robot after negotiations stalled. and investigators say that he had a bigger attack in mind.>> reporter: two part cruisers and front of the dallas police headquarters, and ever-growing memorial to the five all in officers, gunman micah johnson was manning a bigger attack, and they found a journal containing combat tactics and an arsenal two years in the making, including bomb making materials. and he used his own blood to write the letters, rb before he was killed.>> the initials, rb, subscribed on the wall into locations.>> reporter: president obama is coming to dallas to speak at the memorial service and will speak privately with the families of the slain officers. the family of police sergeant michael smith said they knew that he put his life on the line but never's acted this.>> to purposefully murder him, him being at work and trying to do his job. >> reporter: and

that according to the police chief micah wrote in his own blood.er's parents are speaking out. saying his time in the army changed him turned him from an idealist who wanted to become a police officer into a disillusioned hermit. his father said he was stunned by his actions. >> i don't know what to say to anybody to make anything better. i didn't see it coming. >> overnight, new protests against police practices across the country. in atlanta, police arrested 16 people after the protests of the killing of two black men of one in louisiana and one in minnesota. the protesters marched to the governor's mansion and met with top city officials. cnn's polo sandoval has more. >> reporter: the city of atlanta, one of several across the country erupting with protests for the fifth night in a row. we marched along with what were hundreds of demonstrators. part of the black lives matter movement that made the way to the governor's mansion. calling for accountability and transparency and justice. s police on the ground and in the air keeping a sharp eye to k

this is the home of micah xavier johnson, neighbors saying he lived there with his mother. neighbors also saying he seemed like a bit of a recluse. they would see him sometimes at the post office or the mailbox but that he kept to himself mostly. another neighbor suggesting that he had seen micah johnson with other white people at other times but certainly the indications from the man on the left-hand side of your screen to the officers who were negotiating with him before he was taken out, before he was killed, that his intention was entirely racially motivated, to take out white police officers in particular and white people. it should also be noted there was a technique that was used to actually neutralize this mass murderer. it was a technique that we have never heard of before and has never used before. a robot was dispatched with an extended arm and on the end of it to blow up micah johnson to end his life before he could end any others. let's go back to evan perez. i would like you to unpack a little bit about what we have just heard from the head of the doj, evan. >

again, that name, micah xavier johnson. 25 years old.n't have any more information on him at this time. however, as we have been reporting, the police chief says this morning that he told the negotiators that he wanted to do this to kill white police officers. he says he told investigators that he was acting alone, but that he was upset about the recent police shootings in other parts of the country, and he was targeting white police officers. again, a senior law enforcement official tells nbc news that the gunman has just been identified as micah xavier johnson, 25 years old, from the dallas area. >> and so gabe, while working to find out more information now that we have this name and age, let's talk about the fact that he said he was working alone. police still took into custody three other potential suspects. so how did eye-witnesses describe the chaotic scene of gunfire because aren't there initial reports that there was a triangular approach? >> yeah. and that's something that's still being sorted out by police, and they wouldn't g

this individual micah johnson left the reserves in 2015.working as an aid for mentally challenged children. according to nbc news we spoke to her aunt who told a hostage negotiator he wanted to kill white people. that's something that has been reported and discussed. and this person said, i think a person can only take so much. it should not have happened. nobody wants to see that kind of tragedy. also as we have discussed there are pr rils in jumping to conclusions about photos. but nbc news has confirmed they have located johnson's facebook page. there were not a lot of public postings, but there's a photo of him raising his fist in what could be a black power salute. you see that photo there. all of this goes to the type of information i can see legally that authorities look at when they try to determine or basically dig into the possible motives. i would stress that motives can be mixed. individuals can be inspired perhaps or motivated by certain things they have heard in the news or they believe and also potentially having other exacer

. >> meanwhile we're learning more about the dallas gunman, micah xavier johnson and possible plans for a more widespread attack. >> reporter: federal investigators combed the 20 square block crime scene in downtown dallas as new details emerged about micah xavier johnson's sinister plan much larger than first thought. >> the suspect had been practicing explosive detonations and that the materials was such that it was large enough to have devastating effects throughout our city. >> reporter: in an interview on the mystery. he scrawled thelers rb in his own blood on the walls of the parking garage. during the two hour standoff johnson taunted police negotiators and would only speak to black officers. chief brown said he had no choice but to deliver a robot with a bomb. >> we saved lives by making decisions. >> reporter: investigators are going through his writings. >> this person was talking ahead, talked about shoot and move tactics. that's important because we had information on the scene from witnesses. >> reporter: at the home he shared with his mother detectives found a personal ars

he's been identified as 25-year-old micah xavier johnson.es say he told police negotiators that he was upset about recent police shootings of african-american men and that he wanted to kill white officers. following a shooting rampage, police found bomb making materials. they found ballistic vests and ammunition at the shooter's home. keep in mind, these protests began this week after two african-american men were killed by police officers in the states of louisiana and in minnesota. police in baton rouge, louisiana, shot alton sterling several times on tuesday after a homeless man called 911. the source case sterling kept asking sterling for money and sterling brandished his gun. a 37-year-old, he was a father and the father of one of his sons spoke to my colleague don le lemon. >> in inbearable pain, basically being a mother of a teenage son, what's the best thing to tell him besides i love you. and everything is going to be okay. we have to stay together and we have to pray together and honestly, that's what's going to be keeping me and c

there had to be five or six cops being shot down. 4 police have identified one suspect, micah johnson. it is unclear if he was the only shooter. he was killed after several hours of negotiations. >> the suspect said he was upset about black lives matter. he said he was upset about the recent police shootings. the suspect said he was upset that white people. the suspect stated he wanted to kill white people. especially white police officers. >> he joined the chief of police to visit injured victims and hospitals. the mayor paid tribute to the officers killed. >> to say that the police officers put their life on the line every day is no hyperbole. it is a reality. we as a city, we as a country must come together, lock arms and heal the wounds that we all feel from time to time. >> the shooting follows the deaths of two blackman at the hands of policeman. castile was killed during a traffic stop and a day earlier sterling was shot dead in in -- in louisiana. in dallas citizens have been left struggling to come to grips with how a peaceful protest turned into a violent shooting. >> this i

the killer's name, the police chief says, is micah xavier johns johnson. an army reservist who served in afghanistan. they say he used sniper tactics and killed five dallas police officers as they were downtown protecting protesters. the gunfire sent demonstrators and others scattering. one man began live streaming the chaos just as some officers were shot. >> they're shooting right now. and there's an officer down. it's coming from the right over there, from around these buildings. main street and lamar. this is main street and lamar. don't worry. i'm behind a tree. i think another officer is down around the corner over here. they got s.w.a.t. over here. i can't really -- i can't really get any closer. they just dragged one of the officers into the police car right here. to get him attention. there's somebody else down over there. if you can see around this corner, i don't know if you all can see that. >> get out of there! >> it's so unbelievable. even watching it today. i saw it all last night. a total of 12 officers were hit. so far, just a few of the f

also tonight, new details of micah johnson's troubled past.ewly released school records show he graduated near the bottom of his high school class, then joining the military. his parents spoke to "the blaze." his mother saying her son wasn't the same after seven months in afghanistan. >> i didn't see it coming. i love my son with all my heart. i hate what he did. >> the military is not what micah thought it would be. the ideal that he thought of our government. of what he thought the military represented. it just didn't live up to his expectations. >> micah johnson was accused of sexual harassment by a female fellow officer. he was honorably discharged. he had low level marksman training but nothing extensive. bomb making material found in his home. nothing he would have learned in the military. >> it is very complex. this person has delusion. this person was committed to killing officers. to be quite honest, i'm running on fumes. >> dallas's police chief unvarnished about his own and department's fatigue. chief brown acknowledging threats aga

tonight new details of micah johnson's troubled past. newly released records show he graduated near the bottom of his high school class, then joining the military. his mother saying her son wasn't the same after seven months in afghanistan. >> i didn't see it coming. i love my son with all my heart. i hate what he did. >> the military is not what m e micah thought it would be. the idea that he thought our government, what he thought the military represented. it just didn't live up to his expectations. >> reporter: while in the army, micah johnson was accused of sexual harassment by a female soldier in the spring of 2014 while they were both serving in afghanistan. he received an horge discharge. standard, low-level marksmanship training but nothing extensive. bomb-making material found in johnson's home, nothing he would learn in the military. >> there's a lot of questions. it's very complex. this person obviously had some delusion. this person also was very committed to killing officers. to be quite honest, i'm running on fumes. >> dall

new information also coming out about the shooter, micah johnson.ed alone moving floor to floor while targeting white police officers from above. >>> hundreds turned out for a peaceful protest here at home. >> no justice, no peace. >> on friday, black lives matter demonstrators walked to the police department to the white house. while they condemned the killings of the dallas police officers they don't want it to overshadow the deaths of castile and alton sterling. >> can't do violence to replace violence. there has to be a stop to all of it sooner or later. >> many of the protesters thanking the d.c. police and secret service helping them exercise their first amendment rights. the dallas sniper shootings. one of those civilians was 37-year-old shetamia taylor who threw herself over her four sons to protect them when those shots were ringing out. none of her children were hurt. she's now recovering from a shattered leg. the sniper in the dallas shooting told police he was angry about the recent deaths of two black men in minnesota and louisiana. nbc

this is a 25-year-old gunman, micah xavier johnson.st few years, has lived in the dallas area. it is not clear whether he is from the dallas area. but we are told -- in fact, i'm going to step out of the way. if i can get my photographer to show this brick building behind me, that is the parking garage where we are told there was a robot with an explosive device on the end of its arm. that was used to detonate -- to detonate this explosive device and the gunman died during the course of that debt nation. there had been some confusion earlier whether he took his own life. but police officials saying a few hours ago that after hours of negotiating with him and exchanging gunfire, they felt as if they had no choice, but to use the robot to take down the 25-year-old gunman. we can also update you on the condition of a number of the officers. 12 were shot, 5 are dead. a number of them still in the hospital. i talked to the head of d.a.r.t. that's the that is area regional transit here in dallas, texas. he tells me that jesus rattano, one of

. >> reporter: micah johnson improvised his way through thursday night's attack with deadly precision. dallas police chief david brown says the killer drove a black suv through downtown streets to get ahead of the marching protesters and quickly found a way to shoot at officers from inside el centro college. the unsuspecting officers on the ground were essentially trapped in the crosshairs of johnson's firearms. >> they were in a funnel, it ended up being a fatal funnel there, then the suspect continued to move and shoot from different angles from the high perch position down at street level then back up to the high perch positions at really diagonally, almost triangulating officers with this rapid fire. >> reporter: brown says the killer used a shoot and move tactic, changing locations and shooting from different directions in rapid succession. perhaps the kind of training he learned during his time in the army and wrote about in a journal about combat tactics found in johnson's home. >> we don't normally see this type of moving and shooting from criminal suspects. we're convinced th

his name, as you said, micah johnson, there are the photographs you see. and we do know, this is confirmed by the department of justice, he is an army reservist, he enlisted in 2009, served through april 2015. achieved the rank of private first class in 2010. he was in the component of the army reserve that essentially builds things, carpentry and masonry specialist. he served in afghanistan november 2013 to 2014. we learn this morning that mr. johnson, identified as the suspect, the sniper, who was killed, early this morning around 2:30 in the morning, when police sent in a robot with an explosive device after negotiations with mr. johnson failed. now the negotiations are somewhat disturbing because it's from the negotiations we learned that mr. johnson allegedly wanted to kill white people, white police officers, but that's not all. according to the police chief mr. brown, in dallas, he was not alone. listen to what mr. brown said a few hours ago. >> through our investigation of some of the suspects it is revealed to us that this was a well-planned, well

we heard from neighbors that micah johnson was practicing those techniques in his backyard in the days and nights leading up to the attack. this is a man who had vendettas against police officers, especially white police officers, and carried out that venn data on thursday night and threatened other people's living before they took him out. yes, there was a concern he had left explosive devices in the city of dallas and no one found them. and when this all started, they didn't know if that's what this was about and it turns it it was about another suspicious person. >> rick leventhal. stay safe out there. >>> on thursday night we were focused on the protests all across the country when gunshots rang out across dallas. here's what viewers saw when things unfolded. >> it was a peaceful protest, very peaceful. no one was acting up. >> the police officers weren't trying to harm anybody. that's when i heard the gunshots. >> we're looking back in dallas, texas. this is disturbing. i'm not sure what we're seeing but it looks from this vantage point like an officer down. we're saul seeing it t

the mother of micah johnson said his time in the army reserves changed him.erals to be held for at least three officers and the ka candlelight vigil was held last night. >> reporter: the memorial service that the president will attend today will be begin the much needed healing process here in dallas, and the white house says the president will be bringing a message of comfort. president obama will once again serve as consoler in chief. this time in dallas, the city reeling after the ambush of five city police officers. >> president recognizes the not just people in dallas who are grieving but people across the country who are concerned about the violence that so many americans were witnessed inned last week or so. >> reporter: last night, thousands honored the slain officers during a vigil outside of city hall. among the speakers, the city's outspoken police chief who called the officers superheroes. >> look, it's a plane, a train, no, at patrick zamarripa, it's omar villafranca, it's michael krol, no, look, it's michael smith. >> reporter: investigators hav

shocked friends describe micah johnson as a jokester, a fun loving guy and proud army veteran who lovedhis country. but he's also being described by some as reclusive, a loner. police say johnson became infuriated and wanted to kill white police officers. when investigators searched johnson's home, they found a pile of bomb making material. ed lauvandera has been outside the home. police still sticking to the idea it was a lone shooter. >> reporter: they have been. throughout the early moments of this attack and shortly the day after, there was talk as to whether or not there might have been more than one suspect but federal law enforcement agencies and the local law enforcement agencies here in dallas now saying they do believe that micah johnson acted alone. what is interesting, those investigators were at micah johns johnson's home 1:00 in the morning as they were engaged in the standoff with him in downtown dallas. they had already descended on his home. they were there for several hours and as you mentioned alluded to whatthy found was rather disturbing. weapons and ammunition and

used one to stop micah johnson during his shooting rampage last week.have two-way communication. reporter: the fire chief says robots like this one are capable openinging stairs, doors, taking x-rays of suspicious items, and collecting samples of hazardous materials. >> robot can be replaced with a little bit of money if i have something that accidentally detonates or a chemical reaction occurs, where is a hazmat technician, that i cannot put a price on. : last week, the dallas police department made history when they used a robot similar to this one to deliver a bomb that killed micah johnson. johnson had barricaded himself within a downtown dallas community college after shooting 12 officers. >> it can deliver a message, it can start a dialogue. tim: robots generate more piece than harm. his officers used a fleet of them during the 2010 discovery channel hostage situation in downtown silver spring. >> this is just a tool. it is not militarized or weaponize. it is a tool. kevin: kevin lewis, abc 7 news. leon: tomorrow night, an abc special town hall, t

we heard from neighbors that micah johnson was practicing those techniques in his backyard in the days and nights leading up to the attack. this is a man who had vendettas against police officers, especially white police officers, and carried out that venn data on thursday night and threatened other people's living before they took him out. yes, there was a concern he had left explosive devices in the city of dallas and no one found them. and when this all started, they didn't know if that's what this was about and it turns it it was about another suspicious person. >> rick leventhal. stay safe out there. >>> on thursday night we were focused on the protests all across the country when gunshots rang out across dallas. here's what viewers saw when things unfolded. >> it was a peaceful protest, very peaceful. no one was acting up. >> the police officers weren't trying to harm anybody. that's when i heard the gunshots. >> we're looking back in dallas, texas. this is disturbing. i'm not sure what we're seeing but it looks from this vantage point like an officer down. we're saul seeing it t

. >> reporter: tonight the gunman is identified as 25-year-old micah johnson. law enforcement sources tell nbc news johnson was wearing body armor during the shooting. and station kxas reports he was laughing and singing during his hours-long standoff with police. >> the suspect said he was upset at white people. the suspect stated he wanted to kill white people, especially white officers. >> reporter: the march began just after 7:00 following this week's high profile police shootings in louisiana and minnesota. starting in belo garden park near main street, the first hour largely peaceful. officers along the route not wearing riot gear, even posing for pictures with participants. but just before 9:00, chaos caught ducking for cover. >> shots fired. officer down. it's an assist officer. >> reporter: panic in downtown dallas. >> just started to run and grab kids and help their mothers get to somewhere safe. we didn't want anyone else to get hurt. >> reporter: community activist jeff hood had organized the protest. >> every 25 feet, and that's when i heard it. po

micah johnson served in the u.s. army, did a tour in afghanistan, erin, and also came back here, but many of the neighbors say they didn't really see him around all that much. one neighbor described him as reclusive. investigators are poring over every detail of his life trying to piece together the intense motivations. dallas police officers have described that part of their conversations that they had during the standoff in the overnight hours where micah johnson detailed that he had hatred for white people, specifically white police officers and that's who he wanted to injure and wound. those are some of the conversations that dallas police officers have shared from the conversations they had with him throughout the standoff last night, erin? >> all right. ed, thank you very much. that standoff as ed's talking about it was about six hours. almost six hours this was happening. martin savidge is out front with exactly how the siege unfolded. [ gunshots ] >> reporter: 9:00 p.m. with gunshots ringing out across downto

that micah johnson receive mental treatment and that she receive a protective order. so there's new details emerging from his career, his six year career in the army during which time he spent about nine months serving in afghanistan. those are just some of the pieces that investigators here in dallas continue to comb through to piece the story of micah johnson. they are looking through social media postings, as well as searching through his home, a journal of combat tactics he kept in his home is another thing the detectives are taking a much closer look at as well. so all of that continues here today in dallas. >> quickly, did he have a job? was he working at the time of this shooting? >> reporter: we've heard and there's been reports of various things he was doing. he hadn't been out of the army terribly belong, so those are some of the things we're trying to name down and confirm. >> i think he was out of the army at least a year or so ago i wonder if he got a job. if he didn't maybe that contributed to his anger or whatever. we'll check into that. ed lavandera th

the military was not what micah thought it would be. >> micah johnson's parents speaking to the blaze. the other story continuing to draw protest over the weekend is the deadly police shooting of fi lando cast teal over the weekend. and 21 officers injured as d demonstrations in some parts brought part of interstate 94 to a standstill for more than five hours. blake mccoy remains in st. paul following this story for us. >> reporter: the city attorney here in st. paul is currently weighing whether to charge those protesters who shut down the interstate. in total there were 102 protesters arrested here in st. paul. 50 of them on that freeway. the city attorney has until 10:00 tonight to decide whether to charge the protesters or release them. if they are charged, they are facing third degree riot charges, which is a misdemeanor charge. the mother of her son who was shot prompted all these protests condemned them saying when demonstrations become violent it disrespects my son and his memory. he was a man of peace and dignity. 21 officers were injured during the protest as they hurled obj

police say gunman micah johnson had been planning an even bigger attack. inside his home, investigators found a journal containing combat tactics and an arsenal. including guns and bomb making materials. >> the suspect had been practicing explosive detonations and that the materials was such that that was large enough to have devastating effects throughout our city. >> reporter: police say johnson used his own blood to write the letters rb on a wall before he was killed. president obama is coming to dallas to speak at tuesday's memorial service. he will also speak privately with the families of the slain officers. >> i thought something bad was going to happen. >> reporter: the family of police sergeant michael smith say they always knew he put his life on the line. they just never expected this. >> purposely murdering him. it's just different than being at work, and trying to do your job. >> reporter: dallas area rapid transit officer, was also killed just weeks before he got married. >> he was a veteran. i'm a veteran. some of those officers that was kil

. >> reporter: tonight the gunman is identified as 24-year-old micah johnson. he was wearing body armor and he was laughing and singing during his hours long standoff with police. >> the suspect said he was upset at white people. the suspect stated he wanted to kill white people, especially white officers. >> reporter: the march began just after 7:00, following this week's high profile police shootings in louisiana and minnesota. starting near main street, the first hour mostly peaceful. the police wearing not wearing riot gear. but just before 9:00, cops dodging for cover. >> shots fired, officer down. >> reporter: panic in downtown dallas. >> we were trying to run and grab kids and help their mothers to get somewhere safe because we didn't want anybody getting hurt. >> reporter: the man who organized the protest. >> about 25 feet, and that's when i heard it. pow, pow, pow. and i saw what i think was two police officers drop. >> reporter: one by one, the horrifying death toll rises as dallas police reported on social media that two police officers were shot fr

based on video of the shooting micah johnson appeared to know what he was doing. he served in the military for six years and during that time, he was deployed to afghanistan which means that he had been through basic training, where he would have had to qualify on an m-16 and an m-4 which, scott, are standard weapons used by soldiers. >> pelley: jeff, in the last half hour, the mayor of dallas told us that he was armed with an ar-15 which is the-- as you know-- the civilian version of the m-16. early this morning, the police were saying that they believe that there were multiple snipers. what is the evidence this evening about whether he conspired with others? >> reporter: well, right now, they believe-- and this is a theory that they are operating on right now-- that there was only one gunman. investigators believe the oundchet of bullets on surrounding structures made it appear like there was more than vee person involved, scott. [ sirens ] >> pelley: jeff, what about the people who knew the gunmen? what are they saying this evening? >> reporter: well, cbs news

micah xavier johnson, 25 years old. an army veteran. served one tour in afghanistan.he person on which so much of the focus and so much of the sadness is pointed today. lieutenant colonel bill callan, fox news military analyst, joins us now. we understand, colonel callan, that in johnson's home, they found some kind of a journal of combat tactics. could you shed some light on what that might be? what it was all about? well, our detail, john, an awful lot of manuals he could certainly get that you can get on ebay, the army mannels. he might have gotten some of them and taking notes and doing whatever he could. looking at his military career, he did not have any kind of infantry training, weapons training. he was a masonry and carpenter in the trade. the fact he was trying to learn something, maybe buy that journal, maybe things he had seen on tv. you can earn a lot by watching the history channel. no telling how many places he was trying to learn things. >> we need to take a short break now that the standdown order appears to have been given there in downtown blass dal

the shooter has been identified as 25-year-old micah johnson. prior to his death, he warned of bombs placed around the city. so far none have been found. it is unclear at this moment if johnson acted alone. police have three additional suspects in custody. here is what the dallas police chief, david brown, said on the topic. >> we believe that these suspects were positioning themselves in a way to triangulate on these officers from two different perches in garages in the downtown area and planned to injure and kill as many law enforcement officers as they could. deirdre: former fbi counterterrorism task force member steve rogers is with me now. steve, it is great to see you. so the latest report from the last police department shows that the suspect ad all kinds of materials. bomb-making materials, ballistic vests, a journal with combat tactics. when you hear about a stash like this, what do you make of the decision that had been made previously to not overarm the dallas police force, so they didn't look, too, quote, unquote, intimidating for a

the 25-year-old micah johnson.p bomb making materials, vests, ammunition and more. johnson is believe to have acted alone. during lengthy negotiation, johnson expressed anger at two fatal police shootings of african-american men. the chief also says johnson was killed by a police bomb robot after options ran out to take him alive. i spoke about the wave of violence this week. the wave that's left the country reeling. right now with the presumptive democratic nominee. she called the dallas police mass car absolutely horrific. she said white americans must listen to the legitimate grievances of black americans. we're covering all angles with our guest jay johnson. he's standing by live. our experts are standing by. first, let's go straight to dallas. cnn stephanie elam is on the scene. there's new information about the investigation. what are you learning? >> reporter: they're moving quickly to find out more about the shooter and what they found in his possession. they're looking to make sure there was no one else he

micah johnson was planning a larger scale attack and there's no indication he has a grudge against the dallas complete. the country is the most aggressive in the country of improving community relations. >> i don't know what to say. to anybody to make anything better, i didn't see it coming. >> he was a good son. >> he is a good son. >> i love my son with all my heart. i hate what he did. >> through anguish and tears the parents of micah johnson are surprised by his rampage. during an interview posted on the web site their 25-year-old son returned from afghanistan a changed man. since a child he wanted to be a poli o reserves he became "hermit." >> happening today president obama and former president george w. bush will speak at a memorial for the fallen officers. mr. obama will meet with officers killed in thursday's attack and joe biden will be there. they plan to attend and address inner faith memorial service. >> high powered guns stolen from f bixt vehicle are now in the hands of criminals and fbi ford expedition was parked in 800 block of 7 street northeast when broken into. acco

the dallas police chief says the gunman, micah johnson, had sinister motives for his murder spree. he adds the suspect practiced with explosives in his backyard and had enough to be, quote, devastating for the city. now, meanwhile over the weekend protests erupted in the states eechktly affected by police shootings, including minnesota and louisiana. they were joined by protests here in washington, d.c., also east coast to west coast. the president still facing questions about the feeling among law enforcement that he prefers or favors the activists over police officers. reporting in washington on capitol hill, edward lawrence. now back to you. >> edward, thank you. here's more on the protests edward just mentioned. more than 300 people were arr tense protests around the country. in atlanta, protesters held sit-ins that blocked roads. the black lives matter group crossed the police barricade and went onto interstate 40 in memphis. demonstrators brought highway traffic to a stand still by blocking a bridge. in louisiana, hundreds of protesters confronted police in riot gear in the s

he has been named as micah johnson. alice in morning. ourning.s in m europe and north america stand together, the nato secretary general opened what has been dubbed a landmark summit in warsaw, attended by member states and heads of government. ♪ >> good evening. we begin in the u.s. dallas still in shock following last night's fatal shooting of five police officers spirit be 25-year-old gunman, who was killed in the shootout with the police, has now been named as micah johnson. he has no prior criminal record and no ties to an extremist organization. johnson short police officers during a protest against u.s. police brutality and told negotiators he wanted to kill white officers. president barack obama called the sniper style attack a vicious, calculated, and despicable act. law enforcement officials, senior sources in the law enforcement community have been handing over some elements to the media by the identity of the shooter, who was cornered in a parking structure right behind who few hundred yards away, made threats, said he wanted