‘Loner’ Dallas gunman, a war veteran, ‘wanted to kill white people’ and kept bomb materials
Investigators discover bomb-making materials, rifles and a ‘personal journal of combat tactics’ in the home of the black former Army reservist who struck Dallas protest
The brazen attack in downtown Dallas that killed five police officers and injured nine other people was the act of a lone gunman, an Afghanistan veteran drawn to Black Power symbology and a determination to kill white people, authorities concluded on Friday.
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Investigators discovered bomb-making materials, rifles and a “personal journal of combat tactics” in the home of the black former Army reservist who struck during a demonstration against the shooting of two black men by police officers in Minnesota and Louisiana.
Authorities identified the gunman as Micah Xavier Johnson, 25, a Dallas-area resident, a “loner” with no criminal history who “wanted to kill white people” and “especially white officers”, police said.
“He appears to have been a lone gunman, and at this point, we cannot see any connections to any foreign or international terrorist organisation, or any inspiration from them,” Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said.