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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 2016
Page
5
The vigil honored Dallas first responders lost in a tragedy, stressing community support and unity. Speakers urged love and resilience, noting the sacrifice to defend the right to protest. Odessa Police Corporal Jessica Valenzuela, grieving with family, expressed the difficulty of the moment as youths watched in sorrow.
Paul Valenzuela and his mother Geraldine joined a prayer session to honor officers killed on duty. Valenzuela, a former jailer at Ector County Detention Center, said supporting law enforcement runs in their family and offered empathy for the loved ones left behind. Jesse Valenzuela, his brother, noted the family’s law enforcement background and support for all patrol officers.
In Dallas Texas Mark Hughes an open carry activist says police defamed him after the Dallas Police Department tweeted a photo of him as a suspect following a sniper attack that killed five officers. Hughes and his attorney denounced the labeling as racially biased and misleading.
Micah Xavier Johnson, 25, a Mesquite, Texas Army veteran who served in Afghanistan, is described as a loner and social media follower of black militant groups. His online activity included likes for the African American Defense League and New Black Panther Party, with a dashiki photo and Black Power imagery. Authorities say he acted alone, killed five officers and wounded seven before his death in a police bombing. He had ROTC roots, no criminal history, and lived with family in Mesquite.
Private first class Johnson from Mesquite Texas died after a lone gunman opened fire on police during protests in Dallas and nearby cities. Authorities linked the incident to two other July 2016 police killings, with President Kennedy’s plaza proximity noted and large protests unfolding nationwide.
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