Jimmy Lee Dykes, a 65-year-old Vietnam War-era veteran, boarded a Dale County school bus, killed the driver, and took a five- year-old boy hostage. After the shooting, Dykes took the boy to a 6-foot by 8-foot underground bunker on his property. The bunker contained homemade bombs and was equipped with a PVC ventilation pipe. On February 4, 2013, the FBI’s Hostage Rescue Team breached the roof of the bunker using explosive charges.
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Jimmy Lee Dykes, a 65-year-old Vietnam War-era veteran, boarded a Dale County school bus, killed the driver, and took a five- year-old boy hostage. After the shooting, Dykes took the boy to a 6-foot by 8-foot underground bunker on his property. The bunker contained homemade bombs and was equipped with a PVC ventilation pipe. On February 4, 2013, the FBI’s Hostage Rescue Team breached the roof of the bunker using explosive charges after negotiations began to break down and they saw Dykes holding a gun.
The agents threw stun grenades into the bunker before exchanging gunfire with Dykes and killing him. Ethan Gilman was taken to the hospital and was reported to be in good condition. The following week, Phil McGraw interviewed Gilman and his mother, the bunker where Dykes held him was demolished by officials, who stated that it posed a biological risk.
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