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Black surgeon recalls pain of police shootings

After being thrust into a maelstrom of emotion from a deadly shooting in Dallas last July, a trauma surgeon still thinks about the families of the officers who were shot.

By Cassandra PollockFeb. 27, 2017, 11:00 p.m. CentralUpdated Feb. 27, 2017, 11:00 p.m. Central

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Black surgeon recalls pain of police shootings

by Cassandra Pollock, The Texas Tribune
February 27, 2017

<h1>Black surgeon recalls pain of police shootings</h1>
<p class="byline">by Cassandra Pollock, The Texas Tribune <br />February 27, 2017</p>
<p>After being thrust into a maelstrom of emotion from a deadly shooting in Dallas last July, <a href="http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Medical-Perspective-on-Black-History_Dallas-414594463.html">a trauma surgeon</a> still thinks about the families of the officers who were shot. (NBC DFW)</p>
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Black surgeon recalls pain of police shootings

Cassandra Pollock, The Texas Tribune
February 27, 2017

After being thrust into a maelstrom of emotion from a deadly shooting in Dallas last July, a trauma surgeon still thinks about the families of the officers who were shot. (NBC DFW)

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