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By LAUREN McGAUGHY and BRITTNEY MARTIN

Micah Johnson, 25, has been identified as the shooter who 
targeted police at a peaceful protest in downtown Dallas late 
Thursday.

After a long showdown, during which he was reportedly laughing, 
singing and bragging about training for the attack, Johnson was 
killed by a bomb-carrying robot.

 Here are five things you should know about him.

Said he wanted to “kill white people”

During an hours long standoff with police following the 
shooting, Johnson said he “wanted to kill white people, 
especially white officers,” according to Dallas Police Chief 
David Brown. He also expressed sympathy with Black Lives Matter, 
a movement advocating against racial profiling of black men by 
law enforcement, but said he "was not affiliated with any 
groups."

Ex-military

Johnson served in the U.S. Army Reserve in 2009, when he was 19, 
and was deployed to Afghanistan as a member of the 420th 
Engineer Brigade in November 2013, the Army confirmed. He 
specialized in carpentry and masonry. His service ended in April 
2015. He received several awards for his service.

Went to high school in Mesquite, TX

Johnson's parents  divorced in 1996, when he was four.  His 
mother lives in Mesquite and has worked at a church in DeSoto, 
according to public records; her ex-husband lives in Garland. He 
graduated in 2009 from John Horn High School in Mesquite, where 
he participated in JROTC, the high school level officer training 
program, according to the school district.

Gun owner

A friend and former coworker of Johnson’s described him as a gun 
owner who “was always distrustful of the police.” Caitlyn 
Lennon, 27, said she worked with Johnson at Jimmy John’s on 
Campbell Rd. in Richardson. The owner of the sandwich shop said 
Johnson left in 2012.

Lennon said Johnson was open about his gun ownership, and that 
she had seen both long guns and handguns he owned.

No criminal record

Johnson does not have a criminal record in Dallas, Collin or 
Kaufman counties, according to online records searches. A law 
enforcement official told CNN that he had no known terror ties.

Tyler Davis, Todd Gillman and Ariana Giorgi contributed to this 
report.

http://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/headlines/20160708-five-
things-you-should-know-about-dallas-shooting-suspect-micah-
johnson.ece
    
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