25 year old US Army Officer Micah Xavier Johnson shot 12 cops at Dallas protest, killing five in anger over Black Lives Matter

25 year old man, who shot 12 police officers, killing five, at a Black Lives Matter protest in downtown Dallas on Thursday night has been named as Micah Xavier Johnson, a Army reservist with no criminal history or ties to terror groups.
25 year old US Army Officer Micah Xavier Johnson shot 12 cops at Dallas protest, killing five in anger over Black Lives Matter

Johnson, from Mesquite, Texas, a 20 minute drive from Dallas, reportedly told law enforcement that he was a veteran, and claimed to have acted alone, countering reports that as many as four gunmen were involved in the massacre.

'The suspect said he was upset about Black Lives Matter. He said he was upset about the recent police shootings of black suspects. He said he was upset at white people. 

The suspect stated he wanted to kill white people, especially white officers,' Dallas Police Chief David Brown revealed at a 7:30am press conference.

Around 11pm on Thursday, cops cornered Johnson at El Centro College and attempted to negotiate, but four hours later the talks failed and a robot was brought in to detonate a bomb and kill the suspect. This was after shots had rung out at a previously peaceful protest in downtown Dallas with demonstrators screaming and running for their lives as cops dropped dead one by one. 

Johnson reportedly wore body armor, which would suggest why a cop wasn't able to kill him when he confronted him in a one-on-one situation which was caught on camera. It resulted in the cop being executed. He also carried an SKS semi-automatic assault rifle and a handgun, according to law enforcement sources.

A black SUV found at the scene of the shootings was listed as registered to Delphene Johnson, also of Mesquite, who is understood to be his mother. Police gathered at the address of Ms Johnson late Friday morning. 

All five cops killed were men and three have been identified so far as 43-year-old DART Officer Brent Thompson,  young young father Patrick Zamarripa and Michigan native Michael Krol.

After Johnson's name was released, his sister wrote a post on Facebook asking for 'respect for my family'