13 June 2015 (11:58 UTC-07 Tango 01)/23 Kordad 1394/25 Sha’ban 1436/27 Ren-Wu (4th month) 4713

Interstate 45 is backed up for what seems like miles, due to the situation in Hutchins, Texas.

It appears the police got the doors open on the suspect’s van, using two controlled explosions.  The police used water charge bombs (Boot Banger, originally created by the British), bombs backed with water to reduce the effects of the backblast.  However, they still aren’t confident enough to get into the van. Personnel and the robot have backed off again.

Fox4’s Sky4 chopper and CBS11’s Chopper11  returning to DFW.  NBC5’s Chopper5 still hanging around.

Chopper 5 & 11 on scene!

13 June 2015 (11:06 UTC-07 Tango 01)/23 Kordad 1394/25 Sha’ban 1436/27 Ren-Wu (4th month) 4713

Apparently I’m confusing the helicopter video source.  I’m watching NBCDFW live shots, but for some reason I was picking up chatter from Fox4’s Sky4 chopper.  NBCDFW (aka NBC5) uses Chopper5.

Chopper 5 is still on scene, and that’s the source of the video I’ve been watching.  The police robot has been in action again, focusing on the passenger side door.  Personnel are also inspecting the van, again.

CBSDFW (aka CBS11) Chopper11 has just arrived live on scene.

Wind speed & more fire trucks!

13 June 2015 (10:27 UTC-07 Tango 01)/23 Kordad 1394/25 Sha’ban 1436/27 Ren-Wu (4th month) 4713

WFAA has discontinued their live coverage.

Fox4’s Sky 4 is still hovering in place despite being told to leave by 11:00 hours, Texas time.  Sky 4 crew reports they are low on fuel.  Video shows more fire fighting vehicles being staged around the area.  Sky 4 crew reports that questions have been asked about wind speed.

Other reports say the seven explosions heard earlier were tiny explosions used to test the suspect’s van.  The suspect told police he rigged the van with C4.

personnel have placed “something on the van.”

13 June 2015 (10:01 UTC-07 Tango 01)/23 Kordad 1394/25 Sha’ban 1436/27 Ren-Wu (4th month) 4713

Via live NBC5 video: Police cars have evacuated the Jack in the Box parking lot, a MRAP style police vehicle (looks like a BearCat) has entered the parking lot.  The police robot has backed way off from the suspect’s MRAP style van.

At least three or four law enforcement personnel are inspecting the suspect’s van.  They are focusing on the rear of the van.  Fox4’s Sky 4 crew says personnel have placed “something on the van.”

What I thought was movement in the rear window of the van might have been the robot moving around the rear of the van.

Fire department called in!

13 June 2015 (09:41 UTC-07 Tango 01)/23 Kordad 1394/25 Sha’ban 1436/27 Ren-Wu (4th month) 4713

Live video from NBCDFW (NBC5) helicopter shows Hutchins Fire Department vehicles arriving on scene.  Video also shows police presence across the street at a Dairy Queen.

Fox4’s Sky 4 chopper has been told to stay in area until 11:00 hours Texas time.

NBC5 video also shows police robot occasionally going up to MRAP up-armored style van, and then backing away.  I also see what looks like movement in one of the van’s rear windows, furthering my suspicions that the suspect might be alive.  However, Fox4’s Sky 4 crew speculating that ATF is getting ready to blow up entire van, or bring in APC (armored personnel carrier) to “pop open the vehicle”.  Police vehicles are exiting the Jack in the Box parking lot.

Robot continues to move around armored van.

Live video shows no evidence of explosions!

13 June 2015 (09:18 UTC-07 Tango 01)/23 Kordad 1394/25 Sha’ban 1436/27 Ren-Wu (4th month) 4713

“The suspect has told our negotiators that we took his child and we accused him of being a terrorist and that he’s going to blow us up.”-David Brown, Dallas police chief

Live video from NBCDFW helicopter shows no evidence of controlled explosions on suspects MRAP van in Hutchins, Texas.  I’m suspecting that what WFAA reporters on the ground heard was actually .50 cal gunshots, fired by SWAT snipers.  Is suspect still alive?

WFAA has ceased their live reporting for the moment.  Showing only live video of locked down Dallas police HQ.

I found reports that indicate the police have indeed been harassing, if not observing, the suspect for a long time.

Seven more explosions, MRAP van untouched!

13 June 2015 (08:44 UTC-07 Tango 01)/23 Kordad 1394/25 Sha’ban 1436/27 Ren-Wu (4th month) 4713

WFAA reports seven more explosions in Hutchins, Texas.  They claim they’re controlled explosions against the suspect’s van, however, live video shows the suspect’s van still intact in the Jack in the Box parking lot.

Explosions are small, and might be used to blow open the doors.

WFAA says ATF (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives) now on scene in Hutchins, and they are the ones setting off controlled explosions.

Live reporter says federal and state government vehicles racing up and down the locked down Interstate 45.

Suspect’s van was sold on ebay by a sheriff’s department.  It is a van that was up-armored MRAP style.

ebay involved! TV station threatened after suspect was killed?

13 June 2015 (07:49 UTC-07 Tango 01)/23 Kordad 1394/25 Sha’ban 1436/27 Ren-Wu (4th month) 4713

“As of right now we have no nexus to connect the suspect to terrorism.”-David Brown, Dallas police chief giving press conference.

Brown states that by 04:45 hours SWAT snipers sniped and killed suspect in armored van.  Suspect warned that van was rigged with C4 explosives.  Police plan to blow up the van.

For some reason the suspect voluntarily stopped his van at the Jack in the Box in Hutchins.  The engine was still running when SWAT sniped it with a .50 cal, shutting it down.

Brown confirms the suspect initiated a call to police, but not to negotiate.  He says the suspect went on a four to five minute rant about police causing him to lose custody of his child and that he was tired of being accused by police of being a terrorist.  Brown says when they tried to negotiate the suspect became more agitated.

Federal Bureau of Investigation will take part in investigating incident.  Police now investigating bomb threat call made to TV station WFAA.

Brown admitted they have been concerned about security at their Dallas HQ “for some time”, and had recently authorized $300-thousand USD in overtime pay for personnel at the headquarters.

Brown contradicts a witness who said the police HQ was unmanned at the time of the attack.  Says there were cops in the lobby of the HQ at the time of the attack.

Brown claims police that appeared to be shooting at different locations near the police HQ were actually shooting in the same direction.  Brown says the witnesses in the Lamar apartment building (which is directly across from the police HQ) were viewing at angles that made it look like police were shooting at multiple targets.

Brown says the bag bombs left around the Dallas police HQ were rigged to explode at the slightest touch.  Says suspect used assault rifle and shotgun.

Dallas police HQ attack suspect might be dead! C4 explosives!