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Sergeant Michael Joseph Smith | Dallas Police Department, Texas
Dallas Police Department, Texas

Sergeant

Michael Joseph Smith

Dallas Police Department, Texas

End of Watch: Thursday, July 7, 2016

Biographical Info

Age: 55
Tour of Duty: 27 years
Badge Number: 6141

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: July 7, 2016
Weapon Used: Rifle
Suspect Info: Killed by officers

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 college building 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.