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Dallas Pioneered Recent Efforts To Improve Police Training

6:38pm July 08, 2016

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Chuck Wexler, executive director of Police Executive Research Forum, about the Dallas Police Department's significant reforms and homicide reduction in recent years.

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Obama Task Force Leader Calls For New Action To Stop Police Shootings

6:10pm July 08, 2016

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Charles Ramsey, former police commissioner in Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia, about the deadly shooting of five Dallas police officers.

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Dallas Chief David Brown Led Efforts To Improve Policing

6:10pm July 08, 2016

by Jennifer Ludden

Dallas Police Chief David Brown has been at the forefront of efforts to make police work more transparent and to train officers in de-escalation tactics.

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Law Enforcement Continue Probe Into Dallas Sniper Attack

4:36pm July 08, 2016

by Dina Temple-Raston

A sniper opened fire at a protest march in Dallas overnight, killing five law enforcement officials and wounding others. The gunmen told police before he was killed that he was working alone, but investigators are continuing to comb through the gunman's electronics and background to determine if that is actually the case.

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Texas Police Chief On Active-Shooter Training And Protecting Civilians

2:15pm July 08, 2016

David Greene talks with Brownwood police chief Terry Nichols about the repercussions of the attack in Dallas. Nichols is a founder of ALERRT, which researches best practices for active-shooter events.

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Ex-Police Chief Says Officers' Connections With People They Serve Are Key

2:15pm July 08, 2016

David Greene speaks with Noble Wray, a retired police chief from Madison, Wis., who is now leading the Justice Department's law enforcement reform initiative, on the recent police violence in the U.S.

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Dallas Protest Organizer Recounts The Event's Deadly Turn

12:11pm July 08, 2016

Gunmen opened fire at the end of a protest in downtown Dallas, shooting 12 police officers, five of them fatally. KERA reporter Stella Chavez and protest organizer Jeff Hood talk with Morning Edition.

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'It Was A Good Rally': Dallas Activist Describes Scene Before Shootings

10:41am July 08, 2016

Many activist groups were demonstrating in Dallas last night when snipers opened fire on the police. John Fullinwider, a co-founder of Mothers Against Police Brutality, talks with Rachel Martin.

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Attack On Dallas Police: Special Coverage, The Morning After

10:22am July 08, 2016

NPR correspondents and Sarah Mervosh of the Dallas Morning News talk about the latest from Dallas, U.S. law enforcement and politics, and Friday's news conference by the Dallas police chief and mayor.

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A screenshot from the video that Diamond Reynolds live-streamed in the aftermath of a police shooting.

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Live Video After Police Shooting Brings New Immediacy To Bearing Witness

7:34pm July 07, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Seconds after a policeman shot Philando Castile in suburban Minnesota, his girlfriend started broadcasting live over Facebook. The graphic, emotional video has now been viewed millions of times.