‘No father should have to bury his son’ Step Brother of One of Policemen Who Was Killed in Dallas Violence Mourns

One of the five Dallas DART police officers shot dead by snipers during a peaceful protest against police brutality has been identified.

Five US police officers are confirmed dead and seven are injured after shooters opened fire during the protests about the two African-American men who were shot by White policemen.

The Sun reports that the officer identified as Patrick Zamarripa was shot dead while working at the Texas rally last night.

Speaking with reporters, the deceased’s dad Rick Zamarripa said: “Most of you already know this by now today in Dallas, my son is a police officer in Dallas he was working there the rally in downtown where my son was shot and killed by a sniper along with four other police officers maybe more at this moment.

“I’m still at the hospital here in Parkland Hospital to see him be moved to the medical examiner’s office – need prayers to get through this.”

This morning, Patrick’s stepbrother Dylan Martinez took to his twitter page to share a picture of the officer with his dad and captioned it with an emotional tribute.

“No father should have to bury his son. You are a hero, Patrick. Love you man. #PrayForDallas,”

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