4 Policemen Shot Dead, 8 Injured As Snipers Open Fire On Cops At 'Black Lives Matter' Protest In US!

At least four police officers have been shot dead in the US state Dalas after protests over recent police killings of black men turned violent.

According to local media reports at least two snipers in elevated positions shot 11 officers while the demonstration was going on.

At least three of the wounded were in a critical condition, said Dallas Police chief David Brown.?

Even though a manhunt is still on, there are reports that both the shooter are in police custody.

The shooting happened as largely peaceful protests unfolded around the United States after the shooting of Philando Castile, 32, by police near St Paul, Minnesota, late on Wednesday. His girlfriend posted live video on the internet of the bloody scene minutes afterward, which was widely viewed.

This was the second such incident reported in the US in two days, where a black man was shot dead by police.?

Even US President Barack Obama had condemned the two incidents calling it "not just a black issue."