The gunman who opened fire on Dallas police officers has been identified as Micah Xavier Johnson.
Johnson, 25, has no previous criminal history or ties to terror groups, according to the Los Angeles Times. He served in the U.S. Army Reserve, according to CNN.
Twelve officers were shot and five were killed in the melee, which started around 8:45 p.m. Thursday in downtown Dallas.
Johnson was upset with white people and the recent spate of police shootings, according to the Times.
"He wanted to kill officers. And he expressed killing white people, killing white officers, he expressed anger for Black Lives Matter," Dallas Police Chief David Brown told the Times.
Johnson was killed after several hours of negotiations with police soured then turned into an exchange of gunfire. Police used a bomb robot to end the standoff.
"We saw no other option than to use our bomb robot and place a device on its extension to detonate where the suspect was," Brown told the LA Times. "Other options would have exposed our officers to grave danger."
Johnson, of Mesquite, was killed in a parking garage near El Centro College, according to CBS News.
Johnson told police that he acted alone, according to CBS News.
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