Dallas shooting

Commentary | Ty Burr

To honor the victims, start by saying their names

The killings in Baton Rouge, Falcon Heights, and Dallas affect us all.

Dallas Police Chief David Brown reacted while speaking about the police officers killed.

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Dallas Police Chief David Brown reacted while speaking about the police officers killed.

People gathered to hold a faith vigil in Dallas.

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People gathered to hold a faith vigil in Dallas.

DALLAS, TX - July 8, 2016: Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings (R) looks on during a press conference at Dallas City Hall as Dallas Police Chief David Brown speaks on the fatal shootings of five police officers on July 8, 2016 in Dallas, Texas. At least one sniper killed five officers and wounded seven others in a coordinated ambush at a anti-police brutality demonstration in Dallas. The sniper was killed, and three other people are in custody, officials said. (Photo by Stewart F. House/Getty Images)

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Dallas officials called for an end to ?divisiveness? after the shooting.

Investigators walk the scene of a shooting in downtown Dallas, Friday, July 8, 2016. Snipers opened fire on police officers in the heart of Dallas during protests over two recent fatal police shootings of black men. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

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Authorities investigated the shooting scene in downtown Dallas.

DALLAS SLIDER 1 A Dallas Area Rapid Transit police officer receives comfort at the Baylor University Hospital emergency room entrance Thursday, July 7, 2016, in Dallas. Police say one rapid-transit officer has been killed and three injured when gunfire erupted during a protest in downtown Dallas over recent fatal shootings by police in Louisiana and Minnesota. (Ting Shen/The Dallas Morning News via AP)

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An officer cried at a hospital emergency room.

DALLAS SLIDER 1 Dallas Police respond after shots were fired at a Black Lives Matter rally in downtown Dallas on Thursday, July 7, 2016. Dallas protestors rallied in the aftermath of the killing of Alton Sterling by police officers in Baton Rouge, La. and Philando Castile, who was killed by police less than 48 hours later in Minnesota. (Smiley N. Pool/The Dallas Morning News)

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Police responded after shots were fired.

DALLAS SLIDER 1 Emergency responders administer CPR to an unknown patient on a stretcher as law enforcement officials stand nearby at the emergency receiving area of Baylor University Medical Center, early Friday, July 8, 2016, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

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Emergency responders administered CPR to an unknown patient.

DALLAS SLIDER 1 Dallas police respond after shots were fired during a protest over recent fatal shootings by police in Louisiana and Minnesota, Thursday, July 7, 2016, in Dallas. Snipers opened fire on police officers during protests; several officers were killed, police said. (Maria R. Olivas/The Dallas Morning News via AP)

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Officers crouched behind a cruiser as they responded to the attack.

DALLAS SLIDER 1 epa05414820 Dallas police officers and hospital staff form a line around the emergency entrance to Baylor Scott&White Hospital as a police officer's body is taken from the facility in Dallas, Texas, USA, 08 July 2016. Police report that five officers have died as a result of their injuries as it appeared that snipers shot on police from elevated positions during a protest rally in Dallas on 07 July. EPA/RALPH LAUER

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Police officers and hospital staff formed a line at a hospital emergency entrance.

DALLAS SLIDER 1 Dallas police respond after shots were fired during a protest over recent fatal shootings by police in Louisiana and Minnesota, Thursday, July 7, 2016, in Dallas. Snipers opened fire on police officers during protests; several officers were killed, police said. (Maria R. Olivas/The Dallas Morning News via AP)

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Officers were seen with running at the scene.

DALLAS SLIDER 1 Dallas police respond after shots were fired during a protest over recent fatal shootings by police in Louisiana and Minnesota, Thursday, July 7, 2016, in Dallas. Snipers opened fire on police officers during protests; several officers were killed, police said. (Maria R. Olivas/The Dallas Morning News via AP)

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Police searched for suspects and possible explosives in the immediate aftermath.

DALLAS SLIDER 1 Bicycles used by Dallas police lie on the street Thursday, July 7, 2016, in Dallas. Snipers opened fire on police officers during protests over recent fatal shootings by police in Louisiana and Minnesota; several officers were killed, Dallas police said. (Maria R. Olivas/The Dallas Morning News via AP)

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Bicycles used by Dallas police were left on the street.

DALLAS SLIDER 1 A Dallas police officer covers his face as he stands with others outside the emergency room at Baylor University Medical Center, Friday, July 8, 2016, in Dallas. Snipers opened fire on police officers in the heart of Dallas on Thursday night, killing some of the officers. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

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An officer covered his face as he stood with others outside an emergency room.

DALLAS SLIDER 1 Brent Thompson, of Dallas Area Rapid Transit, one of five officers killed in a shooting incident in Dallas, Texas, U.S., is pictured in this undated handout photo obtained by Reuters July 8, 2016. Brent Thompson via LinkedIn/Handout via Reuters

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DART Police Officer Brent Thompson was one of five officers killed.

DALLAS SLIDER 1 A crime scene investigator looks a shot out windows after a shooting in downtown Dallas, Friday, July 8, 2016. Snipers opened fire on police officers in the heart of Dallas during protests over two recent fatal police shootings of black men. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

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A crime scene investigator looked at shot-out windows.

Dallas suspect amassed personal arsenal at suburban home

An Army veteran killed by Dallas police after the sniper slayings of five officers amassed a personal arsenal at his suburban home.

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Michael Krol, 40, played on the high school?s football and basketball teams before graduating in 1994.

Brent Thompson (left) and Patrick Zamarripa were killed in the Dallas attacks.

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Dallas officers shot to death include newlywed, Iraq veteran

The stories of the officers gunned down in a sniper attack emerged Friday.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/07/08/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/dallas6-11535.jpg Fatal shootings of police officers have become less common

Between 2010 and 2015, the number of law enforcement officers shot to death in the US each year averaged 53, down from an average of 57 during the 2000s.

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Images and video show officers pulling fallen comrades out of harm?s way, of officers ??running toward gunfire.?

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The 25-year-old served in the Army Reserve and did one tour of duty in Afghanistan.

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The leader of the Boston Archdiocese said the violence in Dallas was the actions of a ?twisted mind.?

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?Responding to violence with violence is not the answer,? attorneys for the mother of one of Alton Sterling?s children said.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/07/08/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/545414830.jpg Minn. prosecutor asks for prompt inquiry into police-involved shooting

The Facebook video of the shooting death of Philando Castile is part of the ongoing investigation.

The flag outside Boston police Department in Boston was lowered to half-staff.

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Boston Police on high alert

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OPINION | PENIEL E. JOSEPH

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The senseless violence in Dallas will make it more difficult to bring about change in police departments.

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Supreme Court drama not good for Patriots

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The free agent forward was introduced as the newest member of the team on Friday morning.

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