Bio & Incident Details
Age: 55
Tour: 27 years
Badge # 6141
Military veteran
Cause: Gunfire
Weapon: Rifle
Offender: Killed by officers
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Sergeant Michael Smith, Senior Corporal Lorne Ahrens, Police Officer Michael Krol, and Police Officer Patrick Zamarripa of the Dallas Police Department, and Police Officer Brent Thompson of the Dallas Area Rapid Transit Police Department, were shot and killed by an active shooter during a protest in downtown Dallas.
As the protesters walked down Main Street between South Lamar Street and South Market Street, a sniper opened fire on police officers who were providing security for the event. The man shot a total of 12 officers, killing five and wounding seven.
The subject was cornered in an adjacent parking garage and barricaded himself inside for several hours while he spoke to negotiators, during which time he stated he specifically targeted white police officers. He was killed when the Dallas Police Department's Bomb Squad moved an explosive device to the man's location using a robot and detonated it.
Sergeant Smith was a U.S. Army veteran and had served with the Dallas Police Department for 27 years. He is survived by his wife and two daughters.
Related Line of Duty Deaths
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Police Officer Brent Alan Thompson |
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Police Officer Michael Leslie Krol |
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Senior Corporal Lorne Bradley Ahrens |
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Police Officer Patricio E. Zamarripa |
