James Boulware launched an assault with explosives and automatic weapons against the Dallas police department just after midnight on Friday. Hours later he was killed by a police sniper.

Boulware was in an armored van that he purchased the week before in Newnan, Georgia. He planted pipe bombs around the police station and had more inside his van.

During a 9-1-1 call with police, which was placed by Boulware, he ranted to police telling them that he was angry with them for taking his son, according to Chief David Brown.

"We believe this suspect meant to kill officers," Brown said. "We barely survived the intentions of this suspect."

Fortunately, no one but Boulware was killed