First DART officer killed in the line of duty Thursday during Dallas shooting
One of the five officers killed Thursday night during the shooting in downtown Dallas was Brent Thompson, 43. He is the first Dallas Area Rapid Transit officer killed in the line of duty since DART formed a police department in 1989.
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