The sniper's five victims: A newlywed, an-ex Army Ranger, a 14-year force veteran, a cop who moved to Dallas for his dream job and a former Iraq soldier whose last tweet was a tribute to his 'beloved America'

A patriotic and upbeat happy birthday wish to America was the final tweet sent from an Iraq War veteran police officer among the five murdered officers identified in the Dallas shootings. 


Officers Michael Krol, 27, (top center), Michael J Smith (bottom right) and Senior Cpl Lorne Ahrens (bottom center) worked for the Dallas Police Department since 2007. Officer Brent Thompson (top right), 43, worked for the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) and was the first of their officers to be killed on duty since they were formed in 1989. Thompson had just married a fellow DART officer two weeks ago. Another dead officer has been named unofficially as Patrick Zamarripa (main image), of the Dallas Police Department. His last tweet on July 4 patriotically wished America a happy birthday. Zamarripa wrote: 'Happy Birthday to the greatest country on the face of this planet. My beloved America!' His stepbrother Dylan Martinez posted a picture of him with his father, tweeting: 'No father should have to bury his son. You are a hero, Patrick. Love you man.' The mass shooting is the deadliest incident for members of law enforcement in the US since the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Source - UK Dailymail