Micah Xavier Johnson was a corporal in the U.S. Army and served in Afghanistan, Heavy.com reports
One of four suspects responsible for carrying out that deadly police ambush in Dallas Thursday night has been identified as 25-year-old Micah Johnson, multiple news sources confirm.
According to the Los Angeles Times, the gunman was killed by a detonated robot bomb following a seven-hour stand off with police. Authorities also engaged in a shootout with the suspect before he was killed.
Johnson has no criminal history nor any ties to extremist groups, the publication stated.
Upset over the recent deaths of two Black men at the hands of police, Johnson reportedly acted alone and stated he “wanted to kill white officers,” according to ABC News.
Dallas police said at least three other suspects are currently in custody.
Photos of Johnson are currently circulating on social media. He appears to have been military trained. According to Heavy.com, Johnson was a corporal in the U.S. Army and served in Afghanistan.
The sniper, 25 year old Micah Xavier Johnson. pic.twitter.com/cXIZmIbtaG
— Soul Snatcher (@breezustaughtme) July 8, 2016
Pictures of the deceased gunman in an U.S. Army uniform prompted reactions from those who suspected Johnson was military trained.
That's why his aim was so good ??. Y'all trained him https://t.co/JOd85Sm4tf
— Childish Destiny ❤️ (@DGreen_24) July 8, 2016
Had seen tweets last night speculating about #Dallas gunman's shooting skills. Micah Xavier Johnson is an army vet? pic.twitter.com/t1HdvTitzU
— Samia Khan @ FOX10 (@SamiaFOX10) July 8, 2016
I knew the shooter was in the military. Ain't no regular black person a sniper https://t.co/QIXcpD8Viw
— Big Gucci (@bigguccilarro) July 8, 2016
cop should of backed off the column…..column's too large and he closing in on u
Only the government puts this type of obvious bs ass plan together! Stop the damn shenanigans already!!!! Sickenin!!! Y'all want war! Nobody's stupid!
Only the government puts this type of obvious bs ass plan together! Stop the damn shenanigans already!!!! Sickenin!!! Y'all want war! Nobody's stupid!
So how did they get a chance to talk to him about his motive to kill these cops during a shoot out and after they blew him up at what point and time did he stop to talk to the police about this? Help me to understand that part!
Classic close quarters combat maneuver.
Engage target from one angle to draw their fire and have them focused on that position, then reverse your position and approach from the blind side flank!
Definitely Military trained
Naw that's not cool man. That cop is an innocent person too. I'm all for giving those crooked cops their just dessert but shooting random cops is no different from shooting random people.
Though I am pretty sure this happened. You can bet your bottom dollar this takes the headlines to take the heat off of FBI director Jim Comey and letting killary off the hook!
False flag by the military. Take the focus away from cops murdering blacks.
9/11, Boston, etc… all lead by our gov and false flags. More for distraction purposes.
The Spook Who Sat By the Door
Figured he was military when they announced ''threat nutralized''.
Hope you need to call 911 sometime and they don't come to your aid!
He certainly didn't fake too long, he lost!
this might be some sort of exercise involving a bomb carrying robot… we all want to think theres a hero of our own out there avenging the murders of our brothers by these cops… but it could be just an exercise that involves testing the media ripple created by publicizing the staged drama as a real shooting.
I've never seen so many bullets spark. I think I saw a bullet spark after hitting a car tire 🙂 Totally overboard and over done.
Spooky as hell.
Allen Michael This black man was willing to kill he knew coming out alive wasn't an option. That should be very concerning to all of us.
Is it just me?? Or does this video seem to show at least two other persons in the frame who appear to be moving about like military persons trying to evade detection? I am still not convince this was a "long gunman" operation. This who event and it's unfolding smells "fishy". We are not getting the full story here.
they said there was a white shooter too ut news never reported it. idk how true that is or not