This post has been updated.
Multiple news outlets on Friday morning identified the Dallas shooting suspect killed by police as Micah Xavier Johnson, citing various law enforcement sources.
Dallas police have not yet publicly confirmed the identity of the suspect.
#Breaking: Dallas gunman is ID’ed as Micah X. Johnson, 25. No known criminal history or ties to terror groups. https://t.co/svut88i3A7
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) July 8, 2016
MORE: #Dallas suspect ID’d as Micah Johnson, 25, of Mesquite, Texas, CBS News confirms https://t.co/cdzyAgNoad
— CBS News (@CBSNews) July 8, 2016
Micah Xavier Johnson, 25, is believed to be the dead Dallas shooter, senior law enforcement official tells NBC News https://t.co/EwdxckYyG5
— NBC News (@NBCNews) July 8, 2016
Police identify #Dallas ambush gunman as a 25-year-old recluse, Micah Xavier Johnson, a man with no criminal record https://t.co/n7PLBbpBSe
— CNN (@CNN) July 8, 2016
BREAKING: Texas law enforcement official identifies slain suspect in Dallas attack as Micah Johnson, 25.
— The Associated Press (@AP) July 8, 2016
CBS News also shared a photo that the network says shows the 25-year-old suspect.
NEW: Photo shows #Dallas shooting suspect ID’d as 25-year-old Micah Xavier Johnson https://t.co/ImEtSSNmRf pic.twitter.com/1iMXKpmMzB
— CBS News (@CBSNews) July 8, 2016
The Los Angeles Times reported that law enforcement said that the suspect does not have a criminal history or any known ties to terrorist groups. Investigators also told the LA Times that the suspect may have belonged to a gun club and practiced target shooting.
Investigators believe the Dallas gunman belonged to an informal gun club and took copious amounts of target practice https://t.co/wNOo9HRjAR
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) July 8, 2016
Reuters and CNN reported that Johnson was a member of the U.S. Army reserve.
BREAKING: Suspected Dallas shooter Micah Xavier Johnson was a member of U.S. Amy Reserve – government source
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) July 8, 2016
Micah Johnson was trained in Army reserves as carpenter/masonry spec. Unclear whether he had advanced firearms training: 2 def officials
— Ram Ramgopal (@RamCNN) July 8, 2016
BREAKING: Army says Micah Xavier Johnson, named as #Dallas shooting suspect, had served as enlisted soldier; served tour in Afghanistan.
— The Associated Press (@AP) July 8, 2016
