The SWAT Bus Shootout - Taking the Greyhound with Chief Deputy Matthew Thomas | Mike Drop Clips #173

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Chief Deputy Matthew Thomas recounts a SWAT standoff with a Vietnam veteran barricaded in a converted Greyhound bus. Thomas describes launching gas rounds, taking cover when the suspect opened fire with an SKS rifle and shotgun, and exchanging hundreds of rounds with teammates before the suspect ultimately shot himself. Thomas explains that none of their rounds hit the suspect because he was firing from a squatting position while they aimed at what they believed was a shouldered weapon.

Key takeaways

• Thomas recounts that the suspect fired at the SWAT team with multiple weapons including an SKS rifle, .45 pistol, and 12-gauge shotgun with slugs
• Thomas explains that hundreds of rounds were exchanged but none of the team’s shots hit the suspect because he was shooting from a low squat position while they aimed higher
• Thomas describes waiting approximately two hours after hearing the suspected self-inflicted shot before breaching, concerned the suspect might be baiting them

Episode details: published February 24, 2024 · 6.8K views · 8:05 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Stories told by Mike Ritland’s podcast guests are the guests’ own accounts, attributed to them — not independently verified. Commentary is Ritland’s, presented as his analysis.

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