Five police officers are dead and 6 have been injured in a shooting in Dallas in the US.
It has been a devastating night. We are sad to report a fifth officer has died.
— Dallas Police Depart (@DallasPD) July 8, 2016
Three people are in custody after the attack, which targeted a rally against the recent fatal shootings of two black people by police in the States.
Searches are being carried out, as one of the suspects told police there were "bombs all over" the Texan city.
Helen Vaughan has filed this report on the attacks in Dallas.
Six other officers are also in hospital after the attack.
The front page of Friday's Dallas Morning News following Thursday's shootings downtown. pic.twitter.com/ExIlxEMA9V
— Dallas Morning News (@dallasnews) July 8, 2016
Local mayor Mike Rawlings says it's a tragedy:
Watch video from the scene of the attack here:
Chief of Police David Brown has details of what the suspect - who's holed up in a car park - has been telling negotiators:
They were targeted by snipers.
Five police officers have died and seven others were injured in the attack, which happened after a Black Lives Matter protest.
Local man Larry Ferris says he's shocked by what's happening.
A suspicious package has also been found in the area.
