'If we fail to act, this will be a long hot summer.'

Democrat Rep. G.K. Butterfield blamed Republicans for the five officers who were massacred by a racially motivated gunman in Dallas Thursday night.

“The Republicans in Congress are refusing to address gun violence in America that targets black men and black women and Hispanic men and Hispanic women and, yes, even police officers,” Butterfield said while flanked by other members of the Congressional Black Caucus — just hours after five officers were shot and killed while trying to protect protestors who were rallying against police brutality.

One gunman, who is now dead, has been identified as Micah Xavier Johnson, a 25-year-old Army veteran with no apparent ties to terrorist groups nor criminal record. Johnson told authorities during the standoff he was specifically targeting white police officers, Dallas Police Chief David Brown said in a press conference Friday morning.

“The suspect said he wanted to kill white people,” Brown said. “Especially white officers.”

Despite the suspected gunman’s racial motivations, which he made clear in his own words to authorities during the standoff, Butterfield insisted Republican members of Congress were responsible for the tragedy.

Butterfield also suggested more tragedies will occur in the immediate future if Republicans don’t pass more gun control legislation.

“If we fail to act, this will be a long, hot summer,” he said.

At the time of publication, little is known about the suspect. The weapon used has yet to be revealed, as is whether the gunman obtained it legally or illegally.

Butterfield said: