‘We will forever back the blue’: Dallas residents cover patrol cars with bouquets of flowers in memorial for five slain police officers as Texas bathes itself in blue to show support
Two patrol cars were set up outside Dallas Police Department headquarters as a tribute for the five cops
By Saturday morning they were completely covered in flowers, balloons and messages of love
Many wrote notes to officers while others stood outside and sang for peace
Officers Patrick Zamarripa, Michael Krol, Senior Cpl Lorne Ahrens, Michael J. Smith and Brent Thompson have been identified as the victims
By Anneta Konstantinides and Regina F. Graham and Chris Pleasance
Dailymail.com
9 July 2016
As the city continues to reel from the cold-blooded murders of five officers during a protest on Thursday night, residents have bathed the the Dallas Police Department headquarters in flags, flowers, balloons and messages of love to show their support for the men and women in blue.
Two patrol cars were set up outside the headquarters as a memorial for the five slain officers. By Saturday morning they were barely visible underneath bouquets of roses and countless letters, many reading ‘We will forever back the blue’.
One of the cars came from the Dallas Police Department. The other came from the Dallas Area Rapid Transit authority, which saw its first officer fatality in the history of the department on Thursday night.
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