Dallas Investigators Looking At 170 Hours Of Body Cam Video In Police Shootings

Chief David Brown spoke Wednesday morning about the ongoing investigation into the Dallas Police shootings by a sniper who was later killed. Photo: United Press International

DALLAS, July 11 (UPI) — Investigators are examining 170 hours of body cam video and interviewing more than 300 witnesses after the shootings that killed five police officers, the city’s police chief said in a news conference Monday.

David Brown said authorities are downloading body camera footage and gathering“countless hours” of dashcam video.

Brown said, “We’re going to turn over every rock … until I’m satisfied that this was the lone person.”

Brown also revised the number of officers injured from seven to nine: two with the Dallas Police Department, two Dallas Area Rapid Transit officers and two with the El Centro police department. Two civilians were also hurt.

The police chief said 11 officers shot back at suspect Micah Johnson, 25, and two used the explosive robot device that killed him while he was inside the second floor of a parking garage in downtown Dallas.

During negotiations, Brown said Johnson asked how many officers were killed.

“The person obviously had some delusion,” he said. “The person was also very committed to killing officers.”

He defended the use of the robot, saying Johnson “already killed us in a grave way, and officers were in surgery that didn’t make it.” And “this wasn’t an ethical dilemma for me.”

The robot was purchased in 2008 for $151,000, Brown said.

Brown said investigators were trying to determine Johnson’s plans.

“We don’t know the scope of his plans yet,” chief says. “There was a large stockpile” of bomb-making materials in his home.

The police department is helping prepare for Tuesday’s memorial service that will include President Barack Obama.

Dallas police will not be the lead agency on security plans. He said Arlington police will work with the Secret Service on security during Obama’s visit.

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