The police chief in Dallas, David Brown, told reporters Friday morning that one of the snipers who killed police officers at a Black Lives Matter protest was angry about racial injustice and "wanted to kill white people, especially white officers."
Below is a transcript:
"I want to share with you some of the comments from this suspect. The suspect said he was upset about black lives matter. He said he was upset about the recent police shootings. The suspect said he was upset at white people. The suspect stated he wanted to kill white people, especially white officers. The suspect stated he will eventually — that we will eventually find the ied’s. The suspect stated he was in the affiliated with any groups and he stated that he did alone. The suspect said other things that are part of this investigation so that we can make sure that everyone associated with this trgic event is brought to justice. So as the mayor said, we won’t expand any further on what other suspects we have interviewed or looked at or their status until we get further into this investigation and get closer to a conclusion of what and who are all involved."