Officers killed in Dallas police ambush honored at ceremony
Eight years ago Sunday, five officers were shot and killed in downtown Dallas after a peaceful Black Lives Matter protest.
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Eight years ago Sunday, five officers were shot and killed in downtown Dallas after a peaceful Black Lives Matter protest.
A public event to honor the officers will take place Monday at 10 a.m. at Dallas College El Centro Campus.
For the families of those officers, these seven years have been a time of excruciating pain and small steps toward healing.
Seven years ago, then Dallas police officer and department spokesperson Monica Cordova, was one of the officers tasked with relaying real time information about the deadly ambush.
Based on law enforcement sources and eyewitness accounts from that evening, here's a timeline of what took place in downtown Dallas the night of July 7, 2016.
Friday marks seven years since the tragic day in Dallas where five officers lost their lives after a lone gunman ambushed them down after a peaceful protest.
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On the third anniversary of the deadly attack on the city of Dallas, five officers who lost their lives are being honored so that they may never be forgotten.
The city of Dallas is preparing to remember the five police officers shot and killed during an ambush downtown on July 7, 2016.
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Events that included a motorcycle ride, 5K race and a fundraiser marked the two-year anniversary of the July 7, 2016 ambush that killed five Dallas officers.
It was just before 9:00 p.m. on July 7, 2016 when a gunman opened fire as a peaceful protest in downtown Dallas was coming to an end. When the smoke cleared five police officers lie dead.
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