Dallas gunman said he ‘wanted to kill white people’

A suspect in the gun attack on police in the heart of Dallas told officers he was upset over recent police shootings of black men and wanted to kill white people, particularly police, according to officials.

The suspect, named by officials as 25-year-old Micah Johnson, died after a stand-off with police following the attacks which left five officers dead and seven injured during protests over two recent fatal police shootings of black men.

Police chief David Brown said at a news conference that Johnson told negotiators he was acting alone and was unaffiliated with any group.