Originally from Reddit....posted by someone listening to scanner traffic. None of this is confirmed so grain of salt and all that....
9:02 Cops hiding behind cars.
9:05 Cops pouring into the area.
9:06 Cops aiming toward bank of america building. Helicoptors overhead.
9:08 Shooter has a rifle.
9:11 Confirmation of at least two officers shot.
9:12 Maybe just two officers shot.
9:14 No more shots since the initial blasts of gunfire.
9:16 Reporters being pushed back further. At least a few blocks away now. Shooter still active?
9:17 Shooter is in a parking garage. This is the reasons for everyone being pushed back so far.
9:21 Details are slow to come in now. No new information is coming out and the news is just talking about the protests.
9:21 - Swat team being sent in. 7 SWAT trained officers meeting in another location to sweep the garage.
9:23 Police in active discussion with shooter per scanner.
9:26 Police maybe fired back with their pistols. Maybe this is the reason for the number of gunshots. I am a gun idiot so I can offer nothing in the way of analysis.
9:33 "Shooter in high location. Officers taking and returning fire. " - scanner
9:33 El Centro Campus, Downtown Dallas. Cops currently taking fire.
9:33 - Suspect reloaded rifle.
9:37 - Time Posted - Police described suspect: Black male, camoflauge shirt, black shirts, armed with AR-15, driving a red Suburban, walked from the McDonald's parking lot.
9:42- female has been shot in front of the location
9:47 - One shot is DPD. Do no know the other or their condition.
9:48 - Almost all of downtown Dallas is cordoned off.
9:54 - Officer has a female suspect in custody that matches the description, he just asked where he needs to take her. Another officer says take her to HQ. - scanner
9:55 - Fox 4 reporting 3-6 officers shot.
10:00 - CNN reporting a text message from an anchor's friend's daughter in the Omni hotel saying there is active shooter inside with 6 officers down.
10:09 - Friend works at parkland, she said 6 officers shot
10:10 - Sources indicate 5-6 officers gravely injured.
10:10 - Police reporting suspect on 3rd floor of the Bank of America tower in body armor.
Whoa...
