Disbelief. Tense. Uneasy. On edge. Grief.

Those are some of the words credit union executives used todescribe the aftermath of the Dallas shootings, which took thelives of five police officers and shocked the nation.

Credit union employees who work in one of the half dozendowntown Dallas branches at or near where the tragedy unfolded July7 told CU Times how they are coming to terms with whathappened. What's more, because of the shootings, executives saidthey are also reviewing and updating their disaster response plansto include life-threatening or dangerous events that occur outsideof their branches.