Title: In the line of duty: How often are US police killed? - BBC News
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8 July 2016
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Five police officers were killed in a deadly ambush at a Dallas protest
The US is reeling after a week of shootings, ending with a deadly ambush on police that left five officers dead and seven others injured in Texas. The attack, which took place at a Dallas protest over recent police shootings in Louisiana and Minnesota, is considered the deadliest day for US police in the country since the 9/11 attacks, according to records published by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund. The gunman, 25-year-old Micah Xavier Johnson, told negotiators he was upset about police killings of black people and wanted to kill white officers. But as the nation continues a conversation on racism and police relations, Thursday's attack highlights the dangers that officers face in the line of duty. How often are police killed? So far in 2016, 56 US law enforcement officers have died in the line of duty, 26 of whom were killed by gunfire, according to data from the Officer Down Memorial Page.