Man identified by Dallas police as a suspect released

Mark Hughes says he flagged down an officer as soon as he found out he was a suspect

Dallas police respond after shots were fired at a Black Lives Matter rally in downtown Dallas, Texas. Photograph: News/Handout via Reuters
Dallas police respond after shots were fired at a Black Lives Matter rally in downtown Dallas, Texas. Photograph: News/Handout via Reuters

A man identified by police on Twitter as a suspect in the Dallas sniper attack has said he turned himself in and was quickly released.

Dallas police department put out a photo on its Twitter account of a man wearing a camouflage shirt and holding a rifle with the message: “This is one of our suspects. Please help us find him!”

The man in the photo, Mark Hughes, told Dallas TV station KTVT that he "flagged down a police officer" immediately after finding out he was a suspect.

He said police lied during a 30-minute interrogation, telling him they had video of him shooting.

Videos posted online show Mr Hughes walking around peacefully during the shooting and later turning over his gun to a police officer.

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