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Attorney General Loretta Lynch speaks during a news conference at the Department of Justice, on Monday, May 9, 2016, in Washington. North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory's administration sued the federal government Monday ... Attorney General Loretta Lynch speaks during a news conference at the Department of Justice, on Monday, May 9, 2016, in Washington. North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory's administration sued the federal government Monday in a fight for a state law that limits protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) MORE LESS

Attorney General Loretta Lynch will hold a press conference at 11:30 a.m. ET about the fatal shooting attack on Dallas police officers Thursday night.

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mbodlomane says:

July 8, 2016

Lord forgive me, but I am wondering if the press will treat this as an opportunity to regurgitate Hillary e-mail items? Cringe.
blueberrytomatosoup says:

July 8, 2016

Don’t know if anyone saw, but the shooter who was killed last night was Micah Xavier Johnson, an army veteran. http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-dallas-police-shooting-20160708-snap-story.html

A lot of news organizations are shortening his name to Micah X. Johnson. Since they never shorten the middle name of other shooters, I think the implication being made is clear. We should be careful that if we feel the need to use his middle name, we use the whole name, not just the initial.
pmaroneyb says:

July 8, 2016

Just finding out about this story. Is is cruel to hope that the gun was legally purchased? OMG, I just cannot get my mind around this. I lived through the DC Sniper event years ago and I always been afraid that there would be another sniper some day. (spelling edit)
ralph_vonholst says:

July 8, 2016

Vox has a really good 10 min. graph - based analysis of our nation’s gun problem. Bottom line: whether homicide, suicide or accidents, folks die because we have way too many guns. Guns are America.

You need to scroll to the botton of the page for the video

Vox – 7 Jul 16

Dallas shooting kills multiple police officers: what we know

The protest was almost entirely peaceful. Then, gunfire.
littlegirlblue says:

July 8, 2016

WaPo and CNN have used Micah Xavier Johnson, SF Chronicle and Dallas Morning News using Micah only, no middle initial or name. Haven’t seen a source yet using initial X. Texas pols are thinking and praying however, that’ll help.

@geofu54 npr.org using full name, no initial. Once it’s established who exactly he is they’ll probably lose any reference to the middle name.