Last night, as you might already know, a protest went down in support of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, two black men recently slayed by white police officers, each in unjustified circumstances. The protest began in Downtown Dallas, and by 8 PM, it was well underway. By 9 PM, shots reportedly rang out, dispersing a large crowd people as seen in video footage taken at the scene.
Five police officers ended up dead once the protest turned violent, and twelve others were injured, while the crowd of protesters began to flee the scene. Not only were law enforcement officials injured, but two civilians ended up caught in the gunfire as well.
Authorities revealed that three suspects were in custody regarding the shooting, and one suspect is dead. The suspect who died in a stand-off with the Dallas cops reportedly told them that he wanted to kill white people, "especially police officers," as CNN reports. Dallas Police Chief David Brown has since said this suspect acted alone. The suspect was killed by a bomb detonated by police officers-- Brown said, "We saw no other option but to use our bomb robot and place a device on its extension for it to detonate where the suspect was. Other options would have exposed our officers to grave danger. The suspect is deceased as a result of detonating the bomb."
In light of all these recent (and extremely saddening) events, celebrities have reacted and responded on various social media. Take a look at a round-up of their responses below, which we'll update continuously through out the day as more react. Some, of course, have responded by way of new music-- Jay Z dropped "Spiritual," Miguel dropped "How Many," Chris Brown dropped "My Friend," among many others.
Chris Brown
The Game
Kevin Hart
https://twitter.com/_/status/751270516858580993
https://twitter.com/_/status/751276151461453831
https://twitter.com/_/status/751277432036995073
Fetty Wap
French Montana
Curren$y
https://twitter.com/_/status/751159433900634112
https://twitter.com/_/status/751423111795347457
Black Milk
Lupe Fiasco
https://twitter.com/_/status/751416318545453056
https://twitter.com/_/status/751417213953859585
https://twitter.com/_/status/751418366867349504
https://twitter.com/_/status/751419369809293312
https://twitter.com/_/status/751420030668009473
https://twitter.com/_/status/751420464711364608
https://twitter.com/_/status/751421466164334592
https://twitter.com/_/status/751422085231063040
https://twitter.com/_/status/751423481573625858
https://twitter.com/_/status/751424129350246400
https://twitter.com/_/status/751429426588446720
Talib Kweli
SZA