Man Who Attacked Dallas Police HQ With Pipe Bombs Shot And Killed

By Bob Owens

A man with a history of violence and reports of mental illness attacked the Dallas Police headquarters last night with a semi-automatic weapon and pipe bombs before leading police on a chase that ended in his apparent death after a standoff in nearby Hutchins.

Initial reports of the attack claimed that up to four men with automatic weapons were part of an assault on the police, insinuating a terrorist attack had occurred.

Multiple gunmen armed with automatic weapons fired on police officers outside Dallas Police headquarters early Saturday morning before fleeing in an armored van, leading police on a chase that ended in an ongoing standoff in a parking lot where a gun battle with officers ensued.

Video of the incident filmed by a witness doesn’t support either claim.

All shots heard in the video are fired are at a semi-automatic rate of fire, not a cyclic rate.

After ramming a police car with a lightly-armored van (possibly a retired armored van used in cash deliveries, or an old police vehicle), Boulware led police in a chase that ended in the parking lot of a fast food restaurant in Hutchins, southwest of downtown Dallas.

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Source:: Bearing Arms