The Dallas Police department has released new details Friday about the suspect accused of killing five police officers and wounding seven others.
In a statement released Friday afternoon, the department officially identified the suspect as 25-year-old Micah Johnson and confirmed previous reports that he was an Army veteran.
It reads in part:
“The deceased suspect has been identified as Micah Johnson, B/M/25. The suspect has no criminal history. Information provided through the course of the investigation, indicates that the suspect was an Army veteran and others have identified him as a loner. The suspect’s Facebook account included the following names and information: Fahed Hassen, Richard GRIFFIN aka Professor Griff, GRIFFIN embraces a radical form of Afrocentrism, and GRIFFIN wrote a book A Warriors Tapestry.
During the search of the suspect’s home, detectives found bomb making materials, ballistic vests, rifles, ammunition, and a personal journal of combat tactics. Detectives are in the process of analyzing the information contained in the journal.”
Read the full statement here.
