Tensions High During Standoff At Dallas Police Headquarters

Dallas police HQ shooting: Suspect killed during standoff
By Jason Hanna and Joe Sutton, CNN
Updated 2:44 PM ET, Sat June 13, 2015

UPDATE
Dallas police HQ attack: Suspect shot after standoff
By Jason Hanna, Ben Brumfield and Joe Sutton, CNN
Updated 11:29 AM ET, Sat June 13, 2015
Video Source: CNN
Standoff continues after Dallas Police HQ attack
WFAA
WFAA Staff
9:25 a.m. CDT June 13, 2015

"Witnesses observed what they believed to be multiple suspects firing guns at the Dallas Police Department's headquarters," Chief Brown said. "The suspects were parked in front of police headquarters. As police officers arrived, the suspects rammed Dallas police officers' squad cars and began shooting at the officers, striking the squad cars but missing the officers."

The area around Dallas police headquarters was sealed off after suspicious packages were found following a shootout. (Photo: WFAA)

DALLAS — Dallas police were in a standoff Saturday morning after suspects in an armored van opened fire on the department's headquarters before leading officers on a chase to Hutchins, about 10 miles southeast.

Just before 9 a.m., police executed a planned detonation on the vehicle as the standoff reached roughly eight hours.

The armored van was "disabled" by police at 5:40 a.m. Sources told News 8 that the suspect in the armored van may have been injured in the initial shootout Saturday.

Police had not communicated with the suspect for quite some time, as of 8:30 a.m. Police were using robots to examine the suspect's vehicle.

The South Side on Lamar apartment complex in the 1400 block of South Lamar was evacuated as a precaution after one or more bombs were discovered outside police headquarters. read more here