Dallas gunman shot by sniper, believed dead

Dallas police car
(Image credit: Dallas Police Department/Reuters)

The gunman who opened fire on the Dallas police headquarters from an armored van early Saturday morning is believed to be dead, The Washington Post reports. Authorities say a SWAT sniper shot the gunman, who identified himself as James Boulware, around 5 a.m. Saturday.

Police are not approaching the van until they can confirm it's not rigged with explosives, but they sent a bomb tech robot with a camera to see if the gunman was alive. The police department tweeted they now believe he has died.

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Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.