BTD Revisited IX: Episode 6 Dallas PD Narcotics Training Sgt. Matt Banes #8157: Facing the Dragon

This is #9 in our BTD Revisited series with the Great Matt Banes. We chose his second episode, Episode 6 Facing the Dragon, but we detail the several episodes Matt has been on for his own or as a cohost.

Facing the Dragon Continuation of Dallas Police Detective Matt Banes as he discusses 7/7/2016 in Dallas, Texas and his actions as he responded to the active scene as a member of Dallas SWAT that day. This day was one of the most horrific and tragic days for policing in America with the City of Dallas losing five great men that day along with others being physically wounded. To this day, the emotional damage from that tragic event is evident. This interview is one officer’s riveting perspective of being involved in this prolific event. 

Critical Incident discussed: July 7th 2016, El Centro College, Dallas, Texas.

The City lost 5 officers from this ambush attack. 

Acronyms/Phrases:

Tag Beats- Targeted areas within the city that, through crime stats, are deemed to drive the city's crime rate.

On the X, Pushing to the X- Refers to being in direct line of fire and also rushing to the gunfire.