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| Legend said killing police officers was "morally reprehensible and completely counterproductive to keeping us safe" |
Oscar-winning singer John Legend has
called for "peace" after five Dallas police officers were killed and
six wounded by sniper fire, during protests against police shooting of
black men.
Legend won the only Oscar for Martin Luther King film Selma, for co-writing its song Glory. Stars including Beyonce and Jay-Z have reacted to the shootings.
Legend added: "These Dallas shootings are horrific. Killing these officers is morally reprehensible and completely counterproductive to keeping us safe."
Gunfire broke out at around 20:45 local time on Thursday (01:45 GMT Friday) as demonstrators marched through Dallas in one of several protests in the US over the police use of lethal force against African Americans.
Philando Castile was shot dead at a traffic stop in St Paul, Minnesota, on Wednesday, while Alton Sterling was killed by police a day earlier in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Both incidents were captured on video, reigniting what has become a national debate.
Oscar-winning actress Patricia Arquette added her voice, saying: "Just heard about shootings in Dallas Please everyone stop killing each other- no more guns. No more violence. No more murder. Horrible."
Michael Moore, who directed the Oscar-winning Bowling For Columbine, a documentary about the 1999 Columbine High School massacre which explores US gun culture, tweeted that US President Obama's presence was needed.