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Updating#BreakingNews at #Dallas PD headquarters. On lockdown, SWAT activated on info that group from Houston on way here to create trouble
— Jason Wheeler (@jasonwheelertv) July 9, 2016
UPDATE: According to Dallas reporter Allison Harris, “lockdown is too strong of a word, just securing the building.”
Happening now at DPD HQ. pic.twitter.com/yD1kKveLEo
— Allison Harris (@allison__news) July 9, 2016
Calm at DPD HQ. Police say lockdown is too strong of a word, just securing the building. Storm moving in. pic.twitter.com/UUHcnYzwvZ
— Allison Harris (@allison__news) July 9, 2016
DPD SWAT vehicle behind DPD HQ, leaving building now. pic.twitter.com/dccAO5QE5T
— Allison Harris (@allison__news) July 9, 2016
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There’s more news happening with the Dallas Police Department following the sniper shooting that injured 12 officers, killing five, Thursday night.
According to Dallas-based reporter, the police department is on lockdown in response to a threat that they are calling “serious.”
#BreakingNews #Dallas PD headquarters on lockdown right now because of a serious threat. Will give details as we're able to confirm info
— Jason Wheeler (@jasonwheelertv) July 9, 2016
Reporter Rebecca Lopez tweets that the SWAT team has been deployed and that the threat is being tweeted very seriously.
The lockdown was put in place just after 4:00 p.m.
DPD SWAT has been deployed to DPD headquarters after they received a threat which is being taken seriously. pic.twitter.com/IOynqf2MiG
— Rebecca Lopez (@rlopezwfaa) July 9, 2016
The nation has been mourning for the five fallen police officers during a peaceful Black Lives Matters protest in Dallas Thursday night.
“We’re hurting, our profession is hurting, Dallas officers are hurting,” Dallas Police Chief David Brown said in a news conference Friday morning.