UPDATE
Suspect shot by a sniper.
Via USA Today:
The gunman who riddled Dallas police headquarters with gunfire early Saturday and planted pipe bombs is believed to be dead after being shot by a sniper.
After leading officers on a 10-mile chase in an armored van, the sniper opened fire through a windshield after parking near a Jack-in-the-Box restaurant in the town of Hutchins, located about 12 miles south of Dallas, Police Chief David Brown said.
Brown said police feared the gunman, who had fired repeatedly at officers, would try again and could hit a nearby neighborhood. Negotiations deteriorated into “rants” from the gunman — who became “increasingly angry and threatening” — over a child custody issue before talks broke off altogether, police said.
Via WFAA
Dallas police were in a standoff early Saturday morning after suspects in an armored van opened fire on the department’s headquarters before leading officers on a chase to Hutchins, about 10 miles southeast.
At 5:40 a.m., police said the suspects’ vehicle had been “disabled” with a .50 caliber rifle, but a standoff continued.
The South Side on Lamar apartment complex in the 1400 block of South Lamar was evacuated as a precaution after one or more bombs were discovered outside police headquarters.
Dallas police Chief David Brown said four suspicious bags were found outside the building, and the department’s bomb squad confirmed at least one of the bags contained one or more pipe bombs.
Via FOX News
Authorities say multiple suspects using automatic weapons opened fire on police officers outside Dallas Police headquarters early Saturday morning, before one man fled the scene in what witnesses said was an armored van.
Dallas Police Chief David Brown said the shootout began about 12:30 a.m. local time when the suspects pulled up to the building and began firing. He said at least one of the suspects fled the scene in a van that rammed a police cruiser before leading police on a chase that ended at a parking lot in Hutchins, where additional gunfire was exchanged.
Brown said the suspect driving the van has told officers that he blames police for losing custody of his son and “accusing him of being a terrorist.” The gunman also said he had explosives in the van, which appeared to be outfitted with gun ports in the sides.
Brown says negotiations are going on with the suspect in the van. No injuries were reported.
Brown said, based on witness accounts, as many as four suspects may have been involved in the original shooting, including some who may have been positioned at elevated positions. Police couldn’t confirm how many shooters were involved and where any additional suspects may be located.