Dallas Strong Vigil Monday Night, President to Visit Tuesday
By Kevin Cokely ••
Hundreds of people gathered Monday evening outside Dallas City Hall for a candlelight vigil in memory of the five police officers killed last Thursday by a gunman.
Hundreds of people gathered Monday evening outside Dallas City Hall for a candlelight vigil in memory of the five police officers killed last Thursday by a gunman.
The vigil included remarks by Dallas Police Chief David Brown, DART Police Chief J.D. Spiller and Dallas Police Association president Ron Pinkston.
"Today we honor the memory of five heroes," Pinkston said.
Families and colleagues of the five officers who died — four Dallas Police officers and one DART officer — were in attendance at the vigil.
"Families, we love you. We love you with everything we have. We are now you surrogate family members. We're your brothers and your sisters. When you need us, you call," Brown said.
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Hundreds of people gathered outside Dallas City Hall for a candlelight vigil in memory of the five police officers killed by a gunman on July 7.
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The vigil included remarks by Dallas Police Chief David Brown, DART Police Chief J.D. Spiller and Dallas Police Association president Ron Pinkston.
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Dallas Police Chief David Brown told the families of the fallen officers, "We are now you surrogate family members, we're your brothers and your sisters. When you njeed us, you call."
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Family members of the fallen police officers were seated near photos of their loved ones.
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Ret. Dallas Police Officer Don Casey plays "Amazing Grace" on the bagpipes.
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Hundreds of people gathered outside Dallas City Hall for a candlelight vigil in memory of the five police officers killed by a gunman on July 7.
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Hundreds of people gathered outside Dallas City Hall for a candlelight vigil in memory of the five police officers killed by a gunman on July 7.
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Hundreds of people gathered outside Dallas City Hall for a candlelight vigil in memory of the five police officers killed by a gunman on July 7.
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Hundreds of people gathered outside Dallas City Hall for a candlelight vigil in memory of the five police officers killed by a gunman on July 7.
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Prayer candles are placed beside photos of the five officers who died – four Dallas Police officers and one DART officer – in a shooting on July 7.
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Prayer candles are placed beside photos of the five officers who died – four Dallas Police officers and one DART officer – in a shooting on July 7.
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Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings bows his head in memory of the five police officers killed in a shooting on July 7.
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A message to "Love One Another" is posted near Dallas City Hall after a candlelight vigil in memory of the five police officers killed on July 7.
Five fellow officers offered remembrances of their their partners killed in Thursday's ambush attack – their loss now serving to further strengthen the city of Dallas.
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"If someone thought that what they did was going to tear up Dallas and the state of Texas, they were wrong. What it did, what it did was galvanized us," Spiller said.
On Tuesday, President Obama will speak at an interfaith ceremony honoring the city's fallen officers.
The private event will be held at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, 2301 Flora Street. Obama will also meet privately with the families of the fallen police officers and those who were injured.
For security reasons city officials did not list specific downtown street closures, but drivers are warned to expect significant delays Monday and Tuesday due to the president's visit.
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Bystanders stand near police barricades following a deadly shooting in downtown Dallas on Thursday, July 7, 2016. Five officers were killed when gunfire erupted at the end of a protest.
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A Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) officer hugs a woman inside a Dallas hospital, July 8, 2016. One of the officers who was killed in the sniper attack was DART officer Brent Thompson, 43.
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Dallas Police shield bystanders after shots fired at a Black Lives Matter rally in downtown Dallas on Thursday, July 7, 2016. Dallas protesters were rallying in the aftermath of the killing of Alton Sterling by police officers in Baton Rouge, La. and Philando Castile, who was killed by police less than 48 hours later in Minnesota, when gunfire broke out.
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Police attempt to calm the crowd as someone is arrested following the sniper shooting in Dallas on July 7, 2016.
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Dallas police and residents stand near the scene where Dallas police officers were shot and killed on July 7, 2016, in Dallas, Texas.
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A Dallas policeman keeps watch on a street downtown on July 7, 2016, after gunshots rang out during a protest over two recent fatal police shootings of black men.
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Police duck for cover after shots were fired in downtown Dallas during a protest on July 7, 2016.
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Dallas police move to detain a driver after several police officers were shot in downtown Dallas, Thursday, July 7, 2016.
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A Dallas police officer, who did not want to be identified, takes a moment as she guards an intersection in the early morning after a shooting in downtown Dallas, July 8, 2016.
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Police cruisers appear in downtown Dallas as officers responded to a deadly sniper attack on Thursday, July 7, 2016.
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Police respond to a gunfire targeting officers in downtown Dallas, Thursday, July 7, 2016.
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Police and others gather at the emergency entrance to Baylor Medical Center in Dallas, where several police officers were taken after shootings on Thursday, July 7, 2016.
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A police officer stands guard at a barricade following the sniper shooting in Dallas on Thursday, July 7, 2016.
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Police crouch behind a car after a shooting in downtown Dallas on Thursday, July 7, 2016.
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Police and emergency vehicles appear in downtown dallas after a shooting on Thursday, July 7, 2016.
Dallas police and residents stand near the scene where Dallas police officers were shot and killed on July 7, 2016.
