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Video appears to show Dallas gunman shooting officer

An eyewitness video that aired on Dallas' KDFW-TV appears to show a gunman outflanking and shooting a police officer during the sniper attack Thursday.

The footage shows a man with a rifle standing on the sidewalk, hiding behind a pillar. As another person, apparently a police officer, approaches from behind and hides behind a separate pillar, the gunman turns around and runs toward the officer's pillar, then apparently shoots the officer in the back at close range.

The officer fell to the ground.

Read the full report: 5 Dallas officers killed by snipers, 6 wounded during protest of police shootings

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