The $357 million City Credit Union in Dallas said Friday it is mourning Thursday's tragic Dallas sniper shooting that left five police officers dead, and injured seven other police officers and two civilians.
Four of the officers worked for the Dallas Police Department, which is part of the core membership of City CU. The Dallas PD helped found the credit union in 1942. The 42,178-member credit union also serves people who work for other Dallas city government departments.
"I can tell you that the impact from these tragic events is still resonating not only throughout City CU but throughout our community," Jen Hernandez, marketing manager for City CU, said. "We've lost part of our family. The men and women of our local law enforcement are not just police officers, they are names and faces we talk to, laugh with and help every single day. We are devastated by this tragic loss and will continue to provide support and sympathy to all of those affected."
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Because of privacy laws, Hernandez declined to say whether the deceased or injured police officers were members of City CU.
"I can tell you that we are supporting and will continue to support all of our officers during this difficult time," she said. "The Dallas Police Department is a part of our core membership and helped found City CU. As such, we consider all DPD officers a part of our family and are deeply saddened by this loss."
According to national and Dallas media reports, the four slain officers were Patrick Zamarripa, 32, who survived three tours in Iraq; Michael Krol, 40, a native of Michigan who moved to Dallas in 2007; Sgt. Michael Smith, 55, who was a father of two young girls and Senior Cpl. Lorne Ahrens, who served with DPD for 14 years. Dallas Area Rapid Transit police officer Brent Thompson, 43, also was killed.
"Right now, we are in communication with the Dallas Police Department, Dallas Area Rapid Transit, and the Friends of the DPD Association to see what their needs are and how we can best be of assistance, Hernandez said. "We will send out additional updates once we have further information."
Police investigators closed a 25-block area of downtown bounded by Ross Avenue and Houston, Jackson and Griffin streets, which forced businesses, including three credit union branches, to close on Friday.
The credit unions affected were the $591 million Neighborhood Credit Union's branch on Elm Street, the $111 million Liberty One Credit Union's branch on Commerce Street and the $12.8 million Neiman Marcus Group Employees Federal Credit Union's Main Street branch.
On its website, Liberty One said it expects the Commerce Street Branch to reopen Monday. The other credit unions did not post any notices on their websites.
The Dallas sniper attack began Thursday night when thousands of demonstrators were marching to protest the fatal shootings of two black men by police officers in Louisiana and Minnesota earlier this week.
Police arrested three people. Micah Johnson, 25, who is believed to be the sole sniper in the attack, was killed by police, according to local and national media reports. Authorities do not believe that Johnson had any ties to international terrorist groups.
The sniper attack is the deadliest for police officers since Sept. 11, 2001.
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