![]() Steve Richardson: Little Ethan was sitting on the first seat behind Chuck Poland. JIM DYKES Come here! Come here! Come here! Tré Watts: And at that point… he took Ethan off the bus. … The guy pulls the gun out and says, "Pow, pow, pow." Come on, I don't have any time, the god***n law's comin'. JIM DYKES : I'm gonna have to shoot you now. Poland, he was making his demands, kids would come out of a seat and they would go two or three seats back. And even as he was in there and he was talking to Mr. Kevin Cornelius: The majority of the kids ran to the back. Steve Richardson: Every time I listen to his … dialogue … cold chills run up my spine. I can't help that.ĬHARLES POLAND: I can't turn them over to somebody else. You won't be harmed.ĬHARLES POLAND: - to keep these kids on the bus. Tré Watts: He just kept saying over and over," I need the kids, I need the kids, I need the kids." ![]() Kevin Cornelius | Former commander, FBI Hostage Rescue Team: He was asking for two kids … that are … certain ages … he was asking for children to come forward. Steve Richardson: If my children were on a school bus, I would want someone like Charles Poland defending them. And I look up and I notice a guy is on the bus and he has a gun pointed at Mr. Tré Watts: We're dropping off the kids and I feel a big lurch on the bus. Stay with News4 and for the latest on this developing story.Tré Watts: I usually sat in the third seat from the back. in 1991 by Cuban inmates who were rioting to prevent their return to Cuba. Embassy bombings in East Africa and have been deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan.ĭomestically, their resume also includes rescuing nine hostages held at a federal prison in Talladega, Ala. Team members also responded to the 1998 U.S. In August, a federal judge sentenced Shibin to a dozen life sentences. Unlike the other pirates in the case, Shibin was arrested in Somalia. Mohammad Saaili Shibin was the chief negotiator for a group of pirates who took four Americans hostage aboard their yacht and later killed them. In 2011, two team members helped apprehend a Somali man who prosecutors say is the highest-ranking pirate whom federal officials have ever captured. READ MORE: CIRG Helps Rescue Kidnapped Alabama Boy.Agents killed the boy's captor, Jimmy Lee Dykes, who took the boy from a school bus. The team made headlines earlier this year when they successfully rescued a 5-year-old boy who was being held hostage in an underground bunker in Alabama. Unlike FBI SWAT teams that train several days a month, the hostage team preps full time. The hostage rescue team is organized into tactical units made up of assaulters and snipers who are supported by helicopter and intelligence and communication teams, among others. That's all they do is train for highly critical terrorist, hostage and criminal situations.'' "There is no other police or FBI SWAT team that's their equal, because that's their full-time job. Army Delta," said Clint Van Zandt, a former FBI hostage negotiator who deployed with the rescue team. Their only counterpart would be something like Navy SEAL Team 6 or U.S. "They're really the best of the best as far as civilians. Some of their preparation consists of scuba diving, dropping quickly out of helicopters and battling in close quarters. It has participated in hostage situations more than 800 times in the U.S. ![]() The team is deployed quickly to trouble spots and provides assistance to local FBI offices during hostage situations. The group was formed 30 years ago in preparation for the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. The team is trained in military tactics and outfitted with combat-style gear and weapons. The Hostage Rescue Team is part of the Critical Incident Response Group based at Quantico. The FBI will be holding a private memorial service for the agents Tuesday. "They were here every time the doors were open."Ĭhurch members knew he had a high-risk job and was often out of town, but they didn't know exactly what he did. "They are as solid as they come,'' Odle said. Lorek and family joined Three Chopt Church of Christ in suburban Richmond about six years ago, minister Bob Odle said. He is survived by his wife, 3-year-old daughter and 1-year-old son. Lorek joined the FBI in 1996 and is survived by his wife and two daughters, ages 11 and 8. And they will always be part of the FBI family." Our hearts are with their wives, children, and other loved ones who feel their loss most deeply. "Like all who serve on the Hostage Rescue Team, they accept the highest risk each and every day, when training and on operational missions, to keep our nation safe. "We mourn the loss of two brave and courageous men," FBI Director Robert Mueller said in the statement. Officials respond as DC hits 100th homicide ![]()
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