So far, the official story is that at least one sniper killed 5 police officers, shooting a total of twelve. The now-deceased 25 year old Micah Xavier Johnson has emerged as the prime suspect. Earlier reports claimed that there were between two and four snipers involved in the shooting, but now it is now clear whether or not other suspects taking into custody are still considered to be involved.

Dallas Police Chief David Brown emphasized statements allegedly made by the sniper indicating that race and an intent to kill white officers was his primary motive. People are the country were protesting the recent police killings of Philandro Castile and Alton Sterling during traffic stops.

It seems that Johnson, before being killed by a robot bomb, managed to explain his motivations to police during the standoff that resulted in his death.

According to the Daily Mail:

Around 11pm, cops cornered a suspect at nearby El Centro College and attempted to negotiate with him, but four hours later the talks failed and a robot was brought in to detonate a bomb and kill the suspect.