flute4peace
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Post by flute4peace on Jul 8, 2016 3:02:07 GMT
My husband just got a scanner app alert that says 39,000 people are listening to their main PD channel. From the little we're hearing, it sounds like some sort of shooter in a public building, but I don't want to speculate any more than that.
Certainly praying for all involved!
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Nink
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Post by Nink on Jul 8, 2016 3:03:52 GMT
I just read that two officers were shot during a protest about the shootings. I'll see if I can find the link.
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Nink
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Post by Nink on Jul 8, 2016 3:05:25 GMT
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flute4peace
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Post by flute4peace on Jul 8, 2016 3:06:05 GMT
I just read that two officers were shot during a protest about the shootings. I'll see if I can find the link. I just found it on CNN, it sounds like they may be covering it live. How awful!! |
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Post by SwissArmyBeth on Jul 8, 2016 3:09:09 GMT
Hopefully this works: VideoFox showed the officers when they were first down. It looked like three down at the time. Horrific. |
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Post by naby64 on Jul 8, 2016 3:10:07 GMT
I walked into the bedroom about 10 minutes ago and DH asked if I knew what was going on. Didn't have a clue. He told me there were protests in Times Square and Dallas and that 2 officers were shot. 3-6 officers down. But no status of them. Also that they are still in negotiations with one suspect. Every thing else seems to be an unknown.
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Post by librarylady on Jul 8, 2016 3:18:04 GMT
Conflicting reports, but 2 police for sure have been shot, maybe a 3rd.
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Post by Really Red on Jul 8, 2016 3:20:38 GMT
 This is awful.
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Post by leftturnonly on Jul 8, 2016 3:22:58 GMT
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flute4peace
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Post by flute4peace on Jul 8, 2016 3:25:18 GMT
Hopefully this works: VideoFox showed the officers when they were first down. It looked like three down at the time. Horrific. **I'm not going to edit out my little flip, since it's addressed in other comments in the thread, but I think it's only fair to add that I have gained quite a bit of respect back for Fox after learning more about the video**
This PISSES ME OFF!!!!! (NOT at you, Beth  )
As the family member of someone who was killed via shooting & another who was shot in the line of duty, I know what it's like to hear it on the radio & TV repeatedly (thank goodness there wasn't 24 hr coverage or social media back then - I can't imagine how awful that would be), and I have a huge amount of compassion for the families. It's disrespectful to the victims, the victims families, the witnesses and the LE.
As a member of the media, I know that the news can be covered without having to show crap like that. Granted, the media I'm a part of is small-town paper and mid-sized city TV, but we have clear standards and victims are off-limits. Some things are more important than ratings.
Sorry for the rant. I just go off the rails when stuff like this happens.
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Post by supersoda on Jul 8, 2016 3:26:23 GMT
They just said one officer killed. Three more with non life-threatening injuries.
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flute4peace
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Post by flute4peace on Jul 8, 2016 3:27:38 GMT
They just said one officer killed. Three more with non life-threatening injuries.  |
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Post by River on Jul 8, 2016 3:28:10 GMT
I've been watching this live for the past 30 minutes or so. It's all really jumbled and unclear where things stand at the moment.
There's just now been confirmation that one of the officers shot was killed.
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Post by naby64 on Jul 8, 2016 3:29:47 GMT
I don't really think they meant to show the officer down. The camera man took off running towards the shots. It seems as if he ran up upon it. I am watching Fox and they have not shown that footage again.
I am truly sorry for your loss.
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Post by SwissArmyBeth on Jul 8, 2016 3:30:46 GMT
Hopefully this works: VideoFox showed the officers when they were first down. It looked like three down at the time. Horrific. This PISSES ME OFF!!!!! (NOT at you, Beth )
As the family member of someone who was killed via shooting & another who was shot in the line of duty, I know what it's like to hear it on the radio & TV repeatedly (thank goodness there wasn't 24 hr coverage or social media back then - I can't imagine how awful that would be), and I have a huge amount of compassion for the families. It's disrespectful to the victims, the victims families, the witnesses and the LE.
As a member of the media, I know that the news can be covered without having to show crap like that. Granted, the media I'm a part of is small-town paper and mid-sized city TV, but we have clear standards and victims are off-limits. Some things are more important than ratings.
Sorry for the rant. I just go off the rails when stuff like this happens.
I hear ya. But in their defense (I was watching live), they didn't know what they were seeing as it happened. They were using local feed and panned away once they realized what was going on. |
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Post by jenn on Jul 8, 2016 3:31:10 GMT
How horrible.
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Post by stampinbetsy on Jul 8, 2016 3:31:21 GMT
The number of officers shot keeps going up - one of the local channels just said 10 officers - most of them appear to be DART officers (DART is our mass transit system). One has died. This is crazy.
ETA they just said possibly 3 killed. And there may have been snipers.
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Post by supersoda on Jul 8, 2016 3:31:26 GMT
2 snipers shot 10 officers. 3 dead. Release from DPD chief Brown.
WTF is our world coming to?
No suspects apprehended.
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Post by freecharlie on Jul 8, 2016 3:32:20 GMT
Ugh, this is horrible.
This type of shit does not help the situation.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2016 3:32:25 GMT
This is the latest from a scanner site that I follow:
Update: 1 DART officer confirmed shot and dead, 3 DART officers shot with non life-threatening injuries, at least 6 other police officers gravely injured.
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Post by librarylady on Jul 8, 2016 3:32:33 GMT
1 DART officer killed
3 dead
Police say 10 officers shot. 2 Snipers shot them
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Post by supersoda on Jul 8, 2016 3:33:31 GMT
They said snipers were shooting from elevated positions downtown.
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Post by jenn on Jul 8, 2016 3:34:14 GMT
Three police officers are dead? 10 officers shot at all together. Such a tragic evening. . |
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flute4peace
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Post by flute4peace on Jul 8, 2016 3:34:18 GMT
I don't really think they meant to show the officer down. The camera man took off running towards the shots. It seems as if he ran up upon it. I am watching Fox and they have not shown that footage again. I am truly sorry for your loss. Thank you for saying this. I can completely understand something slipping through with all the chaos and rush to get on the air. If they have pulled the footage they gain a lot of my respect back.
And thank you for your kind words. It's the phone call you never want to get.
CNN was just interviewing a bystander who nonchalantly said "I took some pictures of a lady down on the sidewalk, I thought maybe she was one of the officers, but after a while she got up and walked away so maybe she just fell or something." 
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Post by originalvanillabean on Jul 8, 2016 3:35:29 GMT
Just heard 10 DP officers shot. 3 are dead, 2 in surgery
Snipers on top of roof
Also, DART has 3 shot, 1 dead.
Source: local news in DFW area
My heart goes out to all of the family members of the injured and passed officers. So very sad.
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Post by azredhead on Jul 8, 2016 3:36:11 GMT
This is just not good it gets worse and worse!
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flute4peace
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Post by flute4peace on Jul 8, 2016 3:37:20 GMT
This PISSES ME OFF!!!!! (NOT at you, Beth )
As the family member of someone who was killed via shooting & another who was shot in the line of duty, I know what it's like to hear it on the radio & TV repeatedly (thank goodness there wasn't 24 hr coverage or social media back then - I can't imagine how awful that would be), and I have a huge amount of compassion for the families. It's disrespectful to the victims, the victims families, the witnesses and the LE.
As a member of the media, I know that the news can be covered without having to show crap like that. Granted, the media I'm a part of is small-town paper and mid-sized city TV, but we have clear standards and victims are off-limits. Some things are more important than ratings.
Sorry for the rant. I just go off the rails when stuff like this happens.
I hear ya. But in their defense (I was watching live), they didn't know what they were seeing as it happened. They were using local feed and panned away once they realized what was going on. Thank you also for helping talk me down. This makes me feel much better. I'm sorry for flipping, apparently it's a hot-button for me currently. I hope other media will follow their lead.
The news is just more crushing with each update.
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Post by papercrafteradvocate on Jul 8, 2016 3:41:25 GMT
It is crazy. Just senseless stupid madness.
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Post by supersoda on Jul 8, 2016 3:42:38 GMT
Local news broke in a little after nine and I've been watching all night. They were showing all kinds of unedited live footage and it was chaos. You could hear the shots live. The reporters and photojournalists who were in the middle of it were obviously distraught.
I'm just sick. I don't understand why killing is ever the answer. And this one is so close to home. I'm in that part of Dallas frequently and know that area well.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2016 3:42:44 GMT
Holy Shit! What is going on in this world? How awful
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This is awful.
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