13 June 2015 (05:15 UTC-07 Tango 01)/23 Kordad 1394/25 Sha’ban 1436/27 Ren-Wu (4th month) 4713

“Witnesses observed what they believed to be multiple suspects firing guns at the Dallas Police Department’s headquarters. The suspects were parked in front of police headquarters. As police officers arrived, the suspects rammed Dallas police officers’ squad cars and began shooting at the officers, striking the squad cars but missing the officers.”-David Brown, Dallas police chief

At approximately 00:30 hours Texas time, people in an armored van attacked the Dallas police HQ.  A man was seen placing bags around the police HQ, a firefight ensued and the van rammed a police car.

The van then drove to the city of Hutchins, where it was apparently disabled by a .50 caliber sniper round fired by police.  At the time of writing this the van is surrounded by cops and at least one suspect is wounded.  The van is in the parking lot of a Jack in the Box fast food joint.  A Whataburger located next to the Jack in the Box is being used as a staging area (command post) for police, including armored vehicles.

Back at the Dallas police HQ several bags containing bombs were found.  Early news reports said one of the bag bombs was tossed under a police vehicle and exploded.  A robot tried to remove another bag, but it exploded as well.  Later news reports said only one pipe bomb was found and there’s been no more mention of explosions.  Inspections of the other bags revealed they were filled with trash.  Nearby apartment buildings have been evacuated, the area is being locked down.

Live news reports say Interstate 45, a major transportation route,  has been locked down.  The city of Hutchins is essentially locked down, police preventing anybody from driving into the town.  A TFR (temporary flight restriction) is now in place over the affected areas.  Live news reports indicate there is only one suspect, even though witnesses say there were at least four attckers.

A live interview with a resident indicated that one bag bomb exploded.  The resident said he heard the explosion and saw “white smoke”.   People staying in a nearby hotel were kicked out by police.  A live interview with one hotel patron indicated they were not given time to pack their belongings.

Reports say the suspect has told police he is seeking vengeance on cops because he is “angry that police took his child”.  He’s supposedly from Paris, Texas.  News reports say he might have been involved in a past police incident involving body armor and guns.

Live video shows Dallas police searching Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) bus stops for bag bombs.

Live interview with Uber driver states that hotel evacs didn’t get rolling until after 03:00 hours, then around 04:00 hours the Uber driver says he heard what he thought was a second explosion.

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