Officer Brent Alan Thompson, age 43
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Lost to gun violence on July 7, 2016 in Dallas, Texas.
Officer Brent Thompson of the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) Police was among five officers killed in an ambush on a rally in downtown Dallas. Ten others were injured, including two civilians.
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- A look at the lives of the Dallas ambush victims
- KTXS: Official: Dallas shooter had pistol, handgun, rifle on him
- Dallas Gunman Amassed Arsenal in Home
- star-telegram: Talented speaker, grandfather among Dallas sniper victims
- Jul 11: shreveporttimes.com: Police study 170 hours of body cam footage in Dallas shooting
- Last of injured DART officers released from hospital
- WFAA: Dallas shooting victim shares powerful recount of attack
- KDFW: Two El Centro officers also wounded in sniper ambush
- Houston Chronicle: Dallas suspect taunted police during 2 hours of negotiation
- Jul 8: The Stories of 5 Fallen Dallas Officers
- Jul 8: Detroit News: Slain Dallas cop from Wayne Co. was ‘all about serving’
- KDFW: 5 Dallas officers killed in ambush, sniper suspect identified
- WFAA: Five officers killed in downtown Dallas ambush
- Gun Violence Archive
Also killed were:
- Officer Michael Leslie Krol, age 40
- Officer Patricio “Patrick” Zamarripa, age 32
- Senior Corporal Lorne Bradley Ahrens, age 48
- Sergeant Michael Joseph Smith, age 55
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