bit. and he s out there for two, three hours hanging on to this thing. with his knowledge of ballistics, plumb can even predict where the shrapnel from connolly s gun will go. away from the gunman. if i hit it right where the cylinder snaps into the front of the frame, the shrapnel from the bullet would be absorbed by the rounds and inside the cylinder. but the head of the s.w.a.t. team takes his time before making a final decision. i m pretty sure he mulled it over or thought about it for quite some time. finally, plumb s boss gives the go ahead. plumb pauses for a brief moment. the gunman is still moving. just as soon as he lowered that gun, the same way he always had, back of his palm facing out and the gun facing down, that was it. the shot hits the mark dead on target.
wired it together as best they could and mounted it on a plaque and put it on the wall here. i always called it ice water in his veins. nothing bothered him. that s how he was that day. nothing bothered him. plumb credits the entire squad for the positive outcome. away from him if possible. it was a team effort. i mean, they surrounded him. they contained him. and they made it happen. hot august afternoon and everybody gets to go home. it was a good day. get the weapon away from him if possible. coming up, a bar room fist fight turns into an all-out gun fight caught on surveillance video. when caught on camera: shots fired continues. [ male announcer ] what s in your energy drink?
he s holding it loosely in his hand. these resolvers weigh a little bit. and he s out there for two, three hours hanging on to this thing. with his knowledge of ballistics, plumb can even predict where the shrapnel from connolly s gun will go. away from the gunman. if i hit it right where the cylinder snaps into the front of the frame, the shrapnel from the bullet would be absorbed by the rounds and inside the cylinder. but the head of the s.w.a.t. team takes his time before making a final decision. i m pretty sure he mulled it over or thought about it for quite some time. finally, plumb s boss gives the go ahead. plumb pauses for a brief moment. the gunman is still moving. just as soon as he lowered that gun, the same way he always had, back of his palm facing out and the gun facing down, that was it. the shot hits the mark dead on target.
of the gun. fired them together as best they could and mounted it on a plaque and put it on the wall here. i always called it ice water in his veins. nothing bothered him. that s how he was that day. nothing bothered him. plumb credits the entire squad for the positive outcome. it was a team effort. i mean, they surrounded him. they contained him. and they made it happen. hot august afternoon and everybody gets to go home. it was a good day. coming up, a bar room fist fight turns into an all-out gun fight caught on surveillance video. when caught on camera: shots when caught on camera: shots fired continues.
going to shoot at us. the s.w.a.t. team has snipers positioned in a group of trees roughly 80 yards away. with the gunman getting agitated, the head of the unit suggests a bold move. shooting the suspect s gun out of his hand. i kind of remembered laughing and saying, there s no way they re going to do that. we ve never we ve never even discussed something like that. the three of us set up there at the time unanimously said, yes, it can be done. s.w.a.t. team member michael plumb, since retired is one of the most accurate marksman in his unit at the time. he and his fellow officers are trained to hit a bullseye the size of a dime from 100 yards away. you had to hit a 95 percentile. this is with a pistol and a rifle. if you missed, you were out. mike is a crack shot. he could shoot the eye out of a canary a couple hundred yards. if he said he could do it we knew he would do it. the circumstances are almost perfect for plumb to pull off the daring move. between angry rant