Micah Johnson Ambushes Dallas Police Officers, Killing Five

During a protest against police killings of Black men in Dallas, TX, Micah Johnson, an Army veteran, ambushed police officers, killing five and wounding nine, along with two civilians. Johnson stated he was angry about police killings of Black men. He was killed by a police robot-delivered bomb after negotiations failed. The attack was used by critics to delegitimize Black Lives Matter protests, though BLM organizations condemned the killings.