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Dallas protest organizer followed lead of Hall fire chief father
Jeff Hood, son of Hall official, was at center of protests, mayhem
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Rev. Jeff Hood, who helped organize Thursday's protest holds a news conference, Friday in Dallas. Five police officers were killed and nine other people injured following a shooting Thursday night. Hood is the son of Hall County Fire Chief Jeff Hood. - photo by Eric Gay
The Rev. Jeff Hood neared the end of the protest Thursday night in downtown Dallas, where hundreds had gathered peacefully in response to police shootings in Louisiana and Minnesota. Talking with officers who helped coordinate the march, Hood heard the gunshots. “As I crossed Austin Street, I heard it, pop, pop,” he said of the shots.