Episode 86 Timeline of the 2015 Attack on Dallas Police Headquarters

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This episode has been a project since this show began as we finally tell the story of the attack on Dallas Police Headquarters on June 13^th, 2015.

At approximately 12:30 am a suspect, driving an armored van, drove to police headquarters in Dallas Texas and planted bags containing pipe bombs and opened fire on the front of the building with an assault rifle. Several officers responded and were met with gunfire in the streets in front of headquarters and then led the police on a chase that would end in history being made in US law enforcement history with the method in which the threat was eliminated.

The episode will detail the tragedy from the 2013 arrest of the suspect to the events on June 13^th, 2015, as he was eliminated by the use of a .50 caliber rifle, the first and only time this weapon platform has been used on a suspect in the United States.

 

This episode welcomes then Dallas SWAT members Jude Braun, Kent Wolverton, Danny Canete and Keith Rieg to the stage to give a play-by-play firsthand account of this incident and the significance in Dallas and US law enforcement history.

 

Guest List:

Jude Braun #5015           

36 years with Dallas Police and served 33 years with Dallas SWAT. Jude has the reputation of being an expert on explosive breaching and spearheaded the rifle program on the Dallas Police Department. Braun is now retired.

Keith Rieg #6809

32 years with the Dallas Police Department and is still an active SWAT member after 24 years. Keith is a sniper and pulled the trigger of the .50 caliber rifle during this incident.

Kent Wolverton #8393

20 years with Dallas Police Department and served as supervisor in SWAT for nearly 7 years. Kent also commanded the Dallas K9 Unit and now is a supervisor in Narcotics.

Danny Canete #8834

               17-year Dallas veteran with over 8 years in Dallas SWAT. Danny also was a member of the Dallas Narcotics Unit and the Southeast CRT.

               Master Breacher Certified, Sniper and Less Lethal and Rope Master and instructor for High Angle Team as well rappel instructor for TTPOA.

 

Terms used in episode:

               “Green Light”: Order giving by the Chief of Police authorizing operators to use deadly force to eliminate the threat.

 

Weapons used by the suspect:

               Jennings JA-9 9mm handgun

               Taurus Judge .45 caliber handgun

               Savage Model 111 6.5/284   Norma with Redfield scope

               Ruger 10/22 with Nikon scope

               Stevens Model 320 Security 12 gauge pump

               Pipe Bombs