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Update 2:11 a.m.: Mayor Mike Rawlings and Police Chief Brown just arrived at Baylor Medical Center to visit the wounded there.

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Update 2:13 a.m. El Centro College reports that all students and faculty have now been rescued from the building, CBSDFW reported.

Update 2:09 a.m.: U.S. Senator Ted Cruz responded to the shooting of the police officers in Dallas.

“The men and women of the Dallas Police Department and the officers of Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) selflessly run into harm’s way to protect the lives of others,” Senator Cruz wrote in a statement obtained by Breitbart Texas. “Tonight, we mourn the loss of four of their brothers. Our thoughts and prayers go out to these officers and their families, and to those who have been injured. My office is in close contact with the local authorities on the ground and we will be offering to provide whatever support we can to help in assisting the victims and bringing the perpetrators to justice. I encourage anyone with information about the suspects to contact the Dallas Police Department at (214) 671-3482.”

Update 2:06 a.m.: DART officials have identified the officer that was killed as Officer Brent Thompson, 43. Thompson is the first DART officer to be killed in the line of duty. He joined the department in 2009.

Update: 2:03 a.m.: CBSDFW reports hearing multiple flash-bang type devices coming from the area of the El Centro garage.

Update 1:58 a.m.: Fox 4 reporting that the suspect that is cornered is wounded, shot more than once, and law enforcement officers will check with a robot to see if he has explosives strapped to his body. A camera is probably on the robot and can view the suspect.

Update 1:57 a.m.: Mayor Mike Rawlings and Chief David Brown seen in video leaving Parkland hospital.

Update 1:48 a.m. Fox 4 News is now reporting a fifth officer has died from injuries sustained in the shooting in Dallas Thursday night. Four DPD officers and one DART officer. CBSDFW reported the Dallas police union reported the latest death.

Update 1:43 a.m.: Video of “person of interest” Mark Hughes turning over his weapon to police as reported earlier by CBSDFW.

Update 1:29 a.m.: Police are searching a police car parked outside Baylor’s hospital. It appears the vehicle was at the scene of the shooting earlier and was perhaps used to transport an injured officer to the hospital, according to CBSDFW.

Update 1:24 a.m.: CBSDFW showed a video of Mark Hughes handing over his AR-15 rifle to police as his brother and friends reported late Thursday night. He was seen on video and in photographs openly carrying the rifle in a non-threatening manner. Texas allows any law-abiding citizen to openly carry long guns. Handguns can be openly carried or concealed carried only by licensed individuals. The local affiliate reported hearing a loud bang in the area near the El Centro College garage where the suspect is said to be in a standoff with police.

Update 1:20 a.m.: Fox News’ Ted Williams is calling the attack an “orchestrated assassination of police.”

Update 1:14 a.m.: CBSDFW is reporting that the situation at the 7-11 store resulted from a looting incident where people were stealing food and beer.

Update 1:11 a.m.: Fox News is reporting that ATF agents are on the scene with bomb detection dogs searching the area.

Update 1:03 a.m.: CBSDFW is reporting that Dallas police officers will be supplemented by officers from other police departments in the area. Police cars from Arlington and Irving police departments have been seen in Dallas as DPD officers focused on the downtown area.

Update 1:01 a.m.: NBC Nightly News is reporting the FAA has issued flight restrictions for the airspace over Dallas. The area is an approach route to Dallas Love Field.

Update 12:58 a.m.: DART officials have sent a bus to the scene to take riders away from the area. Scheduled bus service to the downtown area is currently shut down.

Update 12:54 a.m.: Texas Governor Greg Abbott reported in a written statement obtained by Breitbart Texas he is cutting short an out of state trip and is heading directly to Dallas. The governor has spoken with Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings to express his condolences. He pledges assistance from the State of Texas for the City of Dallas’ needs.

Update 12:47 a.m.: Fox News is reporting live coverage of the tense situation outside a 7-11 store that has been closed. It is not known why the people are upset with police at this location but the situation appears to be very intense.

Update 12:46 a.m.: CBSDFW. Eyewitness describes the scene of a woman who was shot in the leg. The woman reportedly fell on her daughter to protect her. She said the woman’s three boys ran off and were later found safe.

Update 12:43 a.m. Fox news reported the police chief stated the suspect in the garage is still exchanging gunfire with the police. He said he intends to kill more officers. No report has been made about the shooters’ motivation for the highly coordinated attack.

Update 12:40 a.m.: Chief says four suspects were working together and were “triangulating” their shots from an elevated position. He said the suspects are not cooperating at this time but are being interrogated. He said this took a lot of planning. Dallas police are monitoring social media for clues. The chief and mayor left the early morning press conference to go to the hospital where officers are being treated.

Update 12:38 a.m.: Mayor Mike Rawlings said much of downtown Dallas is now a crime scene and will be for much of the following day or days. The city will post crime scene area on city’s website. “It is a heartbreaking morning in Dallas,” the mayor said.

Update 12:34 a.m.: Dallas Police Chief reports his officers are “in negotiations” with a suspect in a second floor of a garage.  A woman described as a suspect is also in custody. Two other suspects in a Mercedes are also in custody. Suspect in garage told police “The end is coming. There are bombs all over the place.” “We still are not comfortable that we have all of the suspects in custody.”

“We are continuing to fight the good fight,” Chief Brown said.

Update 12:33 a.m.: CBSDFW is reporting an incident outside a 7-11 store in Dallas. Police are lined up outside the store and a large crowd is confronting the police.

Update 12:26 a.m.: Dallas Omni Hotel lights up in blue lights in support of Dallas police officers killed and wounded in shooting attack.

Update 12:23 a.m.: KHOU CBS11 in Houston reported that the Houston police are in a “heightened” alert setting following the shootings in Dallas.

“They’re very worried because this makes our job infinitely harder,” said Joe Gamaldi, second vice president of the Houston Police Officers Union, on Thursday. “All of a sudden, you’ll have people walking by that start screaming at the officer saying, ‘Don’t kill that individual,’ or, ‘Don’t do this,’ and it does make our job a lot harder.”

Update 12:22 a.m.: NBC is reporting the Dallas shooting is one of the deadliest attacks on U.S. law enforcement since 1900.

Update 12:16 a.m.: Witnesses are telling CBSDFW that the man earlier described as a “person of interest” turned in his rifle to police almost immediately after the shooting began. “We were all marching peacefully. This is an open carry state.” He said he was with Corey the entire time.

Update 12:15 a.m.: Texas Governor Greg Abbott ordered Department of Public Safety troopers to “offer whatever assistance the City of Dallas needs…”

Update 12:11 a.m.: CBSDFW reported receiving a text message that at least one of the officers has survived the surgery to repair his or her wound or wounds.

Update 12:07 a.m.: CBSDFW is reporting the Houston Police Department has ordered its officers into two-man units. They are also ordered to wait for backup at all calls.

Update 12:06 a.m.: NBCDFW tweets photo of police sergeant in tears at a local hospital:

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Update 12:03 a.m.: Official statement from Dallas Police Department:

Update 12:01 a.m.: Video from WIS News 10 earlier in the evening Thursday night:

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Update 12:00 a.m.: Fox4 News reports on how the suspects came to be in custody.

Update 11:56: Fox News is reporting that both suspects are in custody. Both suspects are alive. The danger to the community is reported to be over, Fox reported.

Update 11:54: CBSDFW is reporting that two people are in custody after a police chase on I-35 south of the downtown Dallas area.

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Update 11:51: Video being shown on Fox News from earlier in the evening shows a man standing outside a building shooting a rifle at police. The video is being shot from a building above the scene. The video shows the shooter running back around a pillar of the building and shooting a person who appears to be a police officer. Officers move forward shortly after to help the wounded officer and pursue the shooter.

Update 11:49: CBSDFW tweeted a photo of Dallas DART police officer Misty McBride. The officers was shot once in the shoulder and once in the abdomen. She is reported by her husband to be awake and in good spirits while awaiting surgery.

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Update 11:47: NBC is reporting in the San Francisco Bay Area that protesters are getting ready to march in Oakland.

Update 11:43: Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke, Jr. tweeted “America needs Obama to get out of bed & address Dallas situation NOW. He poured gas on this situation with his dog whistle message earlier.”

Update 11:42: WFAA in Dallas is reporting video of police on a freeway reportedly where they took a suspect into custody. They report this as a coordinated attack with two shooters. Nearly 1,000 men, women, and children were attending the protest.

Update 11:39: CBSDFW is now reporting two suspects are in custody and a suspicious package has been found and is being secured.

Update 11:37: Fox News reports that uniformed deputy U.S. Marshalls  have arrived at the scene. Texas National Guard soldiers are reported by Fox News to be on the way. At least one of the snipers was involved in a shootout with police and is now in custody.

Update 11:35: Dallas PD officially reports the death of the fourth officer:

Update 11:33: Fox News is reporting an alleged suspect was in a shootout with police and is now in custody. A package has been taken by the bomb squad.

Update 11:31: Fox News is reporting snipers planned “triangulating” shots. They were reported to be shooting from multiple positions indicating advanced planning. The man described as a “person of interest” Cory Hughes, is reportedly in police custody at this time. His brother told CBSDFW he was armed at the protest but was not one of the shooters.

Update 11:27: WFAA reported on a DART female police officer who was shot and is now in the hospital awaiting surgery. Richard McBride said his wife is one of the DART officers that was wounded in the attack. Their daughter, Hunter, was with him as he talked with reporters. She is 10-years-old. CBSDFW is reporting the officer’s name is Misty McBride. She is “alert and okay.”

Update 11:14: Dallas police say they are searching for a possible bomb. Fox News is reporting a 4th police officer has died and no suspects are in custody.

Update 11:14: CBSDFW is reporting the man is the suspect is not the shooter. His name is Mark Hughes according to his brother Cory Hughes. Cory is saying his brother did have a gun downtown but he did not shoot it and he is not the shooter. “He did have a firearm. He did have an AR-15 with him. I told him to go give that gun to the police so there would be no question about the shooting. People, trust me, there is no way it is him!”

Update 11:08: NBC is reporting an eleventh officer shot.

Update 11:01: Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings asks people to focus on praying for police.  Fox News now reports that 11 officers have been shot and one civilian. The chief is reporting one suspect is “trapped” at this time.

Update 11:00: Dallas police chief is calling the man in the photo a “person of interest” and is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying him.

Update 10:59: Fox 4 is now reporting that one civilian woman has been shot in the leg.

Update 10:56: Dallas PD releases a photo of a suspect they are searching for.

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Update 10:55: WFAA now reporting an eleventh officer has been shot. Three officers are dead, three in critical condition. Two officers are in surgery.

Update 10:51: Dallas County Sheriff tweets request for prayer for police:

Update 10:45: Statement from Dallas Police Chief:

Update 10:43: Fox News reporting three officers dead, two in surgery.

Update 10:41: Fox 4 Jason Whitely from Fox 4 reports Homeland Security police arriving on the scene.

Update 10:40: Fox 4 is reporting that police are still searching for two shooters. Police are clearing multiple buildings in the area.

Update 10:38: CBS 11 is calling the shooting an “absolute ambush” as a sniper appears to have opened fire on police from an elevated position.

Update 10:37: Tweet from Fox 4 Dallas:

Update 10:33: Dallas Police are reporting that 10 officers have been shot and at least three are dead, according to CBS 11. “No suspects are currently in custody at this time.” The dead officers include two from Dallas PD and one from DART.

Update 10:32: Fox4 Jason Whitely tweeted that six total officers are shot.  Fox News is reporting that at least three officers are dead.

Update 10:25: CBS 11 is taking a woman into custody. The reporter is not sure why the woman is being arrested. One officer did have his weapon drawn during the arrest.

Update 10:25: Eyewitness on CBS 11 reports “absolute chaos” during shooting. He said he directed the police towards the shooter and they responded with about 14-15 shots in the direction of the shooter. He said he saw the shooter shooting down from the building. “I did not see any protesters being shot.” “One of the officers was shot through his vest,” the witness said. “I heard shots hitting the concrete.” He said he saw two officers hit by gunfire.

Update 10:25: Fox News reported that Texas Attorney General stated: “The Texas Attorney General’s Office will provide every measure of support in this difficult and developing situation.”

Update 10:24: CBS 11 reports multiple strings of at least 20 – 30 shots fired from a high powered rifle.

Update 10:20: CBS 11 in Dallas. DART reports officially that three of their officers have been shot. One officer was taken to Baylor. Others taken to Parkland. One officer at Parkland was reportedly shot in the arm and will be okay.

Update 10:17: Fox 4 reports that all available officers have been called in.

Update 10:16: Officers escorted about a dozen college students from El Centro College after shooting, Fox 4 reported.

Update 10:15: Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick said in a statement obtained by Breitbart Texas, “Thoughts and prayers are with the police officers who were shot in Dallas tonight.”

Update 10:11: “Evil showed up and hid in bullet proof vests. It was in their heart to go and do something of this nature.” Rabb reported. “There are some officers who have been wounded who are gravely ill.”

Update 10:08: Shawn Rabb of Fox 4 is reporting “multiple officers in grave condition. As many as five or six officers gravely. This is going to be an horrific night here in the city of Dallas.”

Update 10:07: Fox News is reporting multiple shooters according to Fox 4 in Dallas. First shooter is reportedly “neutralized” while the second shooter is reported to be negotiating with police.

Update 10:06: Eyewitness tells Fox 4 “As we resumed the march, we heard what sounded like a bunch of firecrackers going off.” He said women and children were running for their lives.

Update 10:05: Fox 4 eyewitness “I am happy to be alive.”

Update 10:04: Fox4 now reporting a DART (Dallas Area Rapid Transit) police officer has been shot and is not doing well.

Update 10:00: Fox4 now reporting one of the injured officers is a Dallas Police Sergeant; the other is a Dallas police patrol officer.

Update 10:00: Active shooter still on the scene. Tweet from Fox4 reporter at Baylor Hospital:

Update 9:59 Police can be seen searching one man in handcuffs. It does not appear that this man is the shooter.

Update 9:58: Fox 4 reports at least two police officers have been injured from the shooting. Officers have now moved to the Omni Hotel in the area and then “calmly walked back this way.” The Omni report appears to have not checked out.

Update 9:57: Tweet from Fox4 reporter:

Update 9:55: WFAA now reports the shooter was firing from the Texas building. An injured police officer has been transported to Parkland Hospital. Police are still searching for the shooter.

Update 9:53: Witness told Fox News he saw one police officer with a “patch on his arm” from being shot.

Update 9:49: Bautista video during shooting:

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Update 9:47: Michael Kevin Bautista, a witness to the shooting, told a Fox News reporter he saw bullets striking a car and at least one police officer being shot.

Update 9:44: WFAA in Dallas is reporting the shooter is still active. More gunfire was just heard by news anchor. “Get off of the streets of downtown Dallas.” He said the shooter is on the street attempting to engage police officers. Witnesses said there was a barrage of gunfire. In a video playback multiple shots could be heard.

Update 9:42: Dallas Morning News reported earlier on Thursday that the event organizer was Rev. Dr. Jeff Hood. “It is important to allow people to grieve first and foremost,” the reverend said. “Then we want to create a space for anger and rage so people can get that out.”

Update 9:41: Fox News reports police with ballistic shields moving towards where the shooter is believed to be hiding.

Update 9:39: WJLA reports the Dallas protest was in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.

Update 9:31: Live video feed from WFAA in Dallas:

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Update 9:29 p.m.:

Update 9:26 p.m.: Local Fox station reporting protesters chanting “F*ck the Police” chants before shooting.

It appears shots have been fired at police during a protest about the shooting of two black men in other states this week.

A live video feed on Fox News showed what appeared to be at least three police officers lying on the ground

“We have shots fired: Police officers down,” said Josh Stephens, a WFAA reporter on a live feed from downtown Dallas Thursday night.

“We saw a police officer who was injured being hauled off in the back of a police car,” the WFAA reported said describing the scene.

“A suspect with a green vest, possibly a tactical vest, is believed to be in a nearby parking garage,” he said.

Fox News reported that at least two officers have been shot. Their condition is not known.

This is a developing story and will be updated as new information is available.

Police appear to be concentrating their search on a ten-story parking garage in the downtown area. Officers can be seen moving in teams around the building.

Fox News is reporting the garage is located at Lamar and Commerce streets. It is being described as an active shooter situation.

Breitbart Texas was watching the live feed on Fox News when the crowd suddenly reacted to the sound of gunfire. Many people began running from the scene. TV cameramen could be seen running towards the shooting scene located a few blocks away from the initial video stream.

When the cameraman arrived on the scene, it appeared two or three officers were laying on the ground motionless.

The WFAA reporter described the sound as coming from a high powered rifle.

The protest appeared to be completely peaceful until the shooting began. One witness stated the protest was about to break up when the shooting began.

Brandon Darby and others with Breitbart News staff contributed to this report.

Bob Price serves as associate editor and senior political news contributor for Breitbart Texas. He is a founding member of the Breitbart Texas team. Follow him on Twitter @BobPriceBBTX.