Jul 16, 2026 · 58 min · 19 segments
In this episode Kiran Chawla revisits the July 17, 2016 ambush in Baton Rouge, when officers responded to a report of a man with a rifle and were met with gunfire within minutes, killing three…
Kiran ChawlaHost
Trenisha JacksonGuestLaw Enforcement Officer SurvivorGuestMatthew Gerald's WifeGuestMatthew Gerald's FatherGuestNick Tullier's Family MemberGuestMontrell Jackson's MotherGuestFamily Member of Fallen OfficerGuestFamily Member at Officer's WeddingGuestBride at Officer's Family WeddingGuestNick Tullier's MotherGuestMatthew Gerald's Family MemberGuestMatthew Gerald's ChildGuestDaughter of Fallen OfficerGuest
I think we can all remember exactly where we were, what we were doing when we got the call.
In fact, one of the fallen officers, nine days before he was killed in the ambush, made a post that went viral after he died that, please don't let hate infect your heart.
He felt like he was a target if he had on his uniform, but he was the enemy without the uniform.
It was a really tough time for law enforcement, but it was a really tough time in general for Southeast Louisiana.
With the tensions high, all of the Louisiana local law enforcement, should I say, they were on 12-hour shifts.
Well, that Sunday, which was July 17th, they had learned that after that day, they would return back to their normal shift, meaning some officers would be off and others would go back to maybe an eight-hour shift or a 10-hour shift.
I was pretty much the same in the same boat that we were told we're on standby at all times as journalists that we could get called into work at any given moment.
That was the first weekend in probably three, four weekends that we were released and said that we could go do what we wanted and we were not on call.
I think we can all remember exactly where we were, what we were doing when we got the call.
In fact, one of the fallen officers, nine days before he was killed in the ambush, made a post that went viral after he died that, please don't let hate infect your heart.
He felt like he was a target if he had on his uniform, but he was the enemy without the uniform.
It was a really tough time for law enforcement, but it was a really tough time in general for Southeast Louisiana.
With the tensions high, all of the Louisiana local law enforcement, should I say, they were on 12-hour shifts.
Well, that Sunday, which was July 17th, they had learned that after that day, they would return back to their normal shift, meaning some officers would be off and others would go back to maybe an eight-hour shift or a 10-hour shift.
I was pretty much the same in the same boat that we were told we're on standby at all times as journalists that we could get called into work at any given moment.
That was the first weekend in probably three, four weekends that we were released and said that we could go do what we wanted and we were not on call.
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