Dallas police ambush 10-year anniversary tributes honor fallen officers

Tuesday marks 10 years since the Dallas police ambush.There are special tributes planned for the five officers who lost their lives in Downtown Dallas.Dallas Police AmbushOn July 7, 2016, about 100 Dallas police officers had been assigned to keep the peace at a Downtown demonstration.The participants were protesting two recent police shootings in Louisiana and Minnesota.Just before 9 p.m., a gunman opened fire in a deadly ambush attack.Five police officers were killed. They included Dallas Police Department Officers Lorne Ahrens, Michael Krol, Michael Smith, and Patrick Zamarippa. Dallas Area Rapid Transit Officer Brent Thompson was also killed.Nine other officers were injured. Two civilians were also hurt.The gunman had positioned himself on the second floor of El Centro College. After an hours-long police standoff, the shooter was killed by a bomb detonated by a police robot.READ MORE: Archived coverage of the July 7, 2016 Dallas Police AmbushThe chief of police at that time was Davi