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Posted: 2016-07-08T08:21:02Z | Updated: 2016-07-08T21:24:55Z

Details emerged Friday about the five officers killed during a sniper attack at a Black Lives Matter rally in Dallas, Texas, with their families and friends memorializing their loved ones in social media posts and interviews.

Four Dallas Police Department officers and one Dallas Area Rapid Transit officer were killed in the Thursday shooting, police said. Seven other officers and two civilians were wounded in what authorities called an ambush-style attack.

Heres what we know so far about those killed and injured in the Dallas shooting:

Brent Thompson, 43, DART Officer

DART identifies Brent Thompson, 43, as DART officer killed in #Dallas shooting https://t.co/TdfButTCF2 pic.twitter.com/aCLKESHhDa

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DART identifies Brent Thompson, 43, as DART officer killed in #Dallas shooting https://t.co/TdfButTCF2 pic.twitter.com/aCLKESHhDa

Dallas Morning News (@dallasnews) July 8, 2016

Brent Thompson, 43, joined Dallas Area Rapid Transit agency in 2009 . He was killed in Fridays attack.

Department spokesman Morgan Lyons said Thompson was the first DART officer to be killed in the line of duty since the agency formed a police department in 1989.

As you can imagine, our hearts are broken, Lyons said in a statement. This is something that touches every part of our organization. We have received countless expressions of support and sympathy from around the world through the evening. We are grateful for every message. Thank you.

Navarro College in Texas told The Huffington Post that Thompson took a training course there in 2004. Thompsons LinkedIn profile says he taught at the college in the early 2000s, before working as an international police liaison officer for DynCorp International, a private military contractor. As part of his role for DynCorp, he mentored and trained police officers in Iraq and Afghanistan, his profile says.

He had recently married a fellow officer , DART Chief JD Spiller told reporters.

Patrick Zamarripa, 32, Dallas Police

JUST IN: Patrick Zamarripa identified as 1 of 5 officers killed: \"He loved being a cop\" https://t.co/1mRg9DXA03 pic.twitter.com/qyj7Z1S2OW

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JUST IN: Patrick Zamarripa identified as 1 of 5 officers killed: "He loved being a cop" https://t.co/1mRg9DXA03 pic.twitter.com/qyj7Z1S2OW

New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) July 8, 2016

Dallas Police officer Patrick Zamarripa was also killed in the attack, his father, Rick Zamarripa, confirmed to The Washington Post . Zamarripa had survived three tours in Iraq. Less than a week ago, Zamparria tweeted how proud he was to be American.

Rick Zamarripa told the Post his son had recently begun working as a bike officer downtown and was a big fan of the Texas Rangers and Dallas Cowboys. Zamarripas stepbrother, Dylan Martinez, asked people on Twitter to pray for Zamarripa .

Texas Rangers player Joey Gallo wrote on Instagram that he and teammate Nomar Mazara were walking in Dallas recently when Zamarripa came up to them and asked them to take a picture with them.

Ill never forget how kind and down to Earth he was. We ended up having a 15 minute conversation about sports with him. He was an avid Rangers fan. But more importantly a great person, and family man, Gallo wrote.

Michael Krol, 40, Dallas Police