Sandy Springs resident prays with local officer after Dallas shootings
When a sniper opened fire on police officers during a peaceful protest in Dallas against police violence Thursday night, five of the 12 injured officers died.
Since then, metro Atlanta law enforcement agencies expressed their condolences on social media.
Some citizens in Sandy Springs have been sending love to their local agencies by bringing lunch, gift cards and in one case, a powerful prayer.
On Saturday, Sandy Springs Police officer Sgt. Chip Bohannon posted a story of a citizen who had been waiting at headquarters to meet with an officer.
According to the post, the woman said she felt she needed to come and pray with her police force following recent events.
"She held my hands and said a nice prayer for all of our safety at SSPD," Bohannon posted on the Facebook page with the hashtag #neededtoshare.
Just one day earlier, the department shared a note of gratitute on Facebook to all who have wished them well or brought treats for the law enforcement community during the "very difficult time."
After the fatal shooting of two black men by police last week and then of the five officers by a black man in Dallas Thursday, Atlanta protesters called for a change and end to police brutality when they marched through downtown Atlanta Friday evening.
Atlanta's demonstrations, unlike the protest in Dallas, were mostly peaceful.
One protester told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in a previous report that " ... more than anything, we are trying to build a positive relationship between us and police."
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