Celebrities are sharing their shock and horror in the wake of another mass shooting that took the lives of five police officers in Dallas on Thursday night.
According to NBC News, at least two snipers opened fire in what Dallas police chief David Brown called an “ambush-style” attack that took place during a protest against the fatal police shootings of Philando Castile and Alton Sterling.
Three suspects were taken into custody and another was killed in a Friday morning standoff with police, NBC News reported.
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In a statement, President Obama condemned the Dallas massacre as “vicious, callous and despicable,” and rallied nationwide support for the city.
“I believe I speak for every single American when I say that we are horrified over these events and that we stand united with the people and the police department in Dallas,” the President said.
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As someone with law enforcement in my family, I am just shaking. That does not equal this. Senseless. Horrific. Heartbreaking.
— shonda rhimes (@shondarhimes) July 8, 2016
“As someone with law enforcement in my family, I am just shaking,” Shonda Rhimes wrote on Twitter following the tragedy. “That does not equal this. Senseless. Horrific. Heartbreaking.”
John Legend also spoke out on social media, expressing his anger over the “morally reprehensible” and “counterproductive” violence.
These Dallas shootings are horrific. Killing these officers is morally reprehensible and completely counterproductive to keeping us safe.
— John Legend (@johnlegend) July 8, 2016
Being against cops killing is not equal to being for killing cops. We need peace in our streets.
— John Legend (@johnlegend) July 8, 2016
“Being against cops killing is not equal to being for killing cops. We need peace in our streets,” he tweeted.
Halle Berry encouraged her Instagram followers to take action, focusing her words on the concern she has for her 2-year-old son and other children growing up amid racial tension.
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“What will my brown son’s future be? What will your brown son’s future be? The uncertainty is real,” the Oscar winner wrote. “I beg you not to be a bystander in this life, but to go out and find ways to make peaceful change.”
Other stars including Olivia Wilde, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Nick Cannon, Demi Lovato and more also shared their outrage, confusion and sadness.
Brent Thompson. 4 more officers dead, names still unreleased. More wounded.
Heartsick for Dallas this morning.— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) July 8, 2016
We are all hurting tonight. More violence is not the answer. #StoptheViolence
— LeBron James (@KingJames) July 8, 2016
It is truly tragic when a vicious few turn a peaceful protest into a bloodbath. Horrific and sad. #nomoreviolence
— olivia wilde (@oliviawilde) July 8, 2016
My heart hurts. God help us.
— Demi Lovato (@ddlovato) July 8, 2016
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— Erin Biglow
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