Dallas Police Station, July 8, 2016 Editorial Photo

July 8, 2016: Police Station in city of Dallas receives flowers as the city mourns the loss of police officers in a mass shooting last night. More than 12 police officers were shot Thursday night in Downtown Dallas, with five killed, after authorities say snipers opened fire on them in a coordinated attack at a Black Lives Matter protest in Dallas. Dallas Police Chief David Brown confirmed at a press conference that two snipers shot at the officers from elevated positions. At the time, he said that four officers are dead with two were in surgery and three were in critical condition. However, on Friday morning it was confirmed that five officers had been killed. Two civilians were wounded as well. Before the shooting, the protest had been described by police as peaceful.