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[narrator] In Wisconsin,
a canine saves lives.
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[Deputy Terry Tifft]
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[Sgt. Colin Coultrip]
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[gunshot]
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But pays a price.
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[Deputy Tifft]
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I didn't know
how bad his injuries were.
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[screaming]
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[narrator] In Connecticut...
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All of sudden, I just see
someone flagging me over.
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[narrator] A routine patrol...
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[man]
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...turns deadly.
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[gunshots]
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I'm in the most danger
I've ever been in my life.
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[Ptl. Andrew Pfeiffer]
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[siren wailing]
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[narrator] And in Oklahoma,
a head on collision...
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[Deputy Smith shouts]
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[crashes]
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...leads to
a full scale manhunt.
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[Deputy Smith]
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He could have just
murdered somebody.
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[indistinct police radio]
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[officer shouting]
Sherriff's office.
Come outside!
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[narrator] On Wisconsin's
southern border
in Kenosha County
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is the village of Bristol.
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[dramatic music playing]
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[Deputy Tifft]
Bristol is a small town,
but it's growing fast
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and it's in between
two big cities,
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Chicago and Milwaukee.
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So we get a lot of people
that are passing through.
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We're only about 40,
45 min from Chicago.
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There are positives.
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But there's a lot of negatives
also that come into play,
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where people in crime spill
up and over into Wisconsin.
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[police radio]
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[Sgt. Coultrip]
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[siren wailing]
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We received this call
from the Chicago police.
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They had a stolen vehicle
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that was taken
in a double homicide
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in the city
earlier this morning.
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[distant siren wailing]
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The incident in Chicago
involved an individual
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who shot two citizens.
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The first one involved
an argument
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where the suspect drew his gun
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and shot him in the head
right then and there.
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The second victim gave up
his vehicle,
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but the individual
then shot him, who knows why.
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And stole his vehicle
to come up into Wisconsin.
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A GPS tracker on the vehicle
has it pinpointed to here.
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The information we got,
just that it was parked
at Benson Corners gas station
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and it was
a brown colored Buick SUV.
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Knowing the gravity
of what he just did,
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we're going to be
extremely cautious.
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If he's in the vehicle,
we're going to treat it
as a felony traffic stop
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where we have multiple squads
approach him all at once.
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[tense music playing]
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[Sgt. Coultrip]
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I roll up and see
the individual
actually in the car.
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And I parked on the other side
of the parking lot.
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Once I parked,
he was immediately
on his brakes,
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which I interpreted
as him trying to do
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the push start activation
on his vehicle.
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But neither of us moved.
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As I'm watching,
he's digging down
into the floorboards,
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digging into the backseat.
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That's not normal behavior.
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People doing that are either
hiding contraband,
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hiding drugs, hiding guns
or retrieving guns.
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I'm running through,
"What if he does this?
What if he does that?
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How am I going to counter?
How am I going to react?"
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I'm prepping my patrol rifle
for anything and everything
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that could potentially happen.
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[rifle cocks]
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[siren wailing]
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[narrator]
While Sergeant Coultrip
keeps watch,
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Deputy Tifft races
to the scene
with his K9 Riggs.
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K9 Riggs was eight years old,
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and I had him for about
six and a half years
at that time,
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and I've always considered him
family to me.
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I've spent more time
with K9 Riggs [chuckles]
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than I have
with my wife and kids.
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I had my red and blue lights
activated, siren activated
for as long as I can.
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I had to shut that off
once I was getting close
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because I did not want
to tip the suspect off
that I was coming.
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[Sgt. Coultrip]
My other colleagues arrived.
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We need to make
this happen now
before he tries to run.
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We had four deputies.
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The plan was we would all
approach in our vehicles
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and conduct
a high risk traffic stop.
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We're taking him
as the worst case criminal.
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He's going to try to kill us.
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He's going to try
to kill somebody else.
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[Sgt. Coultrip]
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[sheriff]
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[Sgt. Coultrip]
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Our roads are busy.
The gas station is busy.
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There's no time to be wasted.
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[tense music playing]
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[siren warbles]
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[Sgt. Coultrip]
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[sirens wailing]
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The driver steps out
of the vehicle.
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I'm thinking, okay,
maybe this is actually
going to go according to plan.
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He was looking around
360 degrees.
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[Sgt. Coultrip]
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I am able to see him
pull a pistol out
from his pocket
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and he took off running
towards the highway.
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[Riggs barking]
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[Sgt. Coultrip shouting]
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-[Deputy Tifft]
-[gunshot]
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-[police radio] Shots fired.
-[Deputy Tifft]
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[Sgt. Coultrip]
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[gunshots]
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As soon as the suspect ran
from his car,
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I immediately gave chase.
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As I was running, I had to let
K9 Riggs through
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so he would be able
to catch up to the suspect.
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The suspect reached
under his arm
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and fired one round
back at us.
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[gunshot]
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I deployed K9 Riggs.
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[Sgt. Coultrip]
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[Deputy Tifft] When he bit
the suspect on the left arm,
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he tumbled them.
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And I think that saved
the lives of the deputies
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that were running
after the suspect
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because he couldn't get
a clean shot off.
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And I just remember
seeing him holding Riggs
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and just raising
the firearm up
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and just shooting K9 Riggs
in the forehead
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right between his eyes.
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Our dogs are trained
to bite and hold.
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K9 Riggs has never
come off a bite
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that I have not told him
to come off.
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He came off and moved
out of the way
and laid in the grass
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just to the south
of the suspect.
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So I knew he had been shot.
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[Sgt. Coultrip] Drop the gun!
Drop the gun!
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[Deputy Tifft]
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The suspect rolls over
and points his gun
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clear as day towards us,
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and that's when I return fire
and stopped him.
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[indistinct police radio]
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[Sgt. Coultrip]
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I'm holding cover
until I get more deputies
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coming on scene to confirm
his hands are empty.
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[Deputy Tifft] My focus
was still on the suspect.
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It was extremely difficult
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not being able
to tend to K9 Riggs,
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but I had to make sure
that our community is safe.
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[deputy 1]
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-[officer 1] Stay back.
-[officer 2] Don't shoot.
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[deputy 1]
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[Sgt. Coultrip]
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Get away from him!
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[deputy 1]
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[deputy 2]
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We place him into handcuffs
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and in handcuffs,
we roll him over
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and immediately jump
right into life saving mode.
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[Sgt. Coultrip]
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[police radio]
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[deputy 1] No, stay down.
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[Sgt. Coultrip]
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[narrator] Now that
the suspect is being treated,
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Deputy Tifft can turn
his attention to his K9 Riggs.
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I could tell
he was in a lot of pain.
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I put him
in the back of the car.
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[Deputy Tifft]
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I heard Deputy Tifft
over the radio saying,
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in a very frantic
and emotional way
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that his best friend,
his partner,
was shot in the head.
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I told the deputies on scene
I had to get
to a vet immediately.
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[police radio]
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[bleep]
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[Deputy Tifft screaming]
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[dramatic music playing]
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[siren wailing]
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[Deputy Tifft]
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He wasn't making
a lot of noise
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and he really wasn't reacting.
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You know, when I was
calling his name
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and trying to talk to him,
just trying to keep him calm.
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[police radio]
You're going to be
heading to the hospital.
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[Deputy Tifft]
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It was very hard to focus.
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I had so many thoughts
racing through my mind.
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[indistinct police radio]
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I didn't know how bad
his injuries were.
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You try to prepare
yourself mentally,
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but you can never
fully prepare
for an incident like this.
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[distant dogs barking]
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[narrator] Vets quickly assess
K9 Riggs.
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They said, "Well,
the good news is
he was only shot the one time
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even though the suspect
shot at him multiple times."
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The bullet entered
his forehead,
traveled around his skull,
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and then exited
below his right ear.
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He was in the Level One
trauma center for three days,
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and I don't think I slept
at all those three days.
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Finally, they told me that
the swelling was coming down.
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And that I can come get him
and bring him home.
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I think just the way
his head was tilted
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kind of like helped the bullet
go around the skull
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and didn't enter his head.
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Then it would have been
a completely
different outcome.
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He was extremely lucky.
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-[woman] Yes!
-[cheers]
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[whistling]
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[Deputy Tifft]
The whole street
and sidewalks were lined
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with K9 officers
and people from the community.
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Four weeks later,
he made a full recovery
and was back to work.
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Riggs received the Kenosha
County Sheriff's Department
Purple Heart for the injury
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and the County Sheriff's
Department Silver Star,
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a medal for putting yourself
in harm's way.
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[Sgt. Coultrip]
My initial plan was
to tackle Allan Brown.
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It would have been
a face to face shoot off.
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Riggs saved my life,
the partners that day
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and the community members
without a doubt.
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[somber music playing]
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For his crimes
in Kenosha County,
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Allan Brown was found guilty
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and sentenced
to 59 years in prison.
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We were able to stop
a wanted fugitive
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who allegedly killed
two people
out of the city of Chicago
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and hold him accountable
for his actions.
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[narrator]
The double murder in Chicago
is still under investigation.
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[upbeat music playing]
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[Deputy Tifft] Riggs is set
to retire sometime this year,
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and I'm actually not going
to work another police dog
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because my expectations
of that dog would be so high
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that I don't think
he could ever live up to
what K9 Riggs has done.
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[narrator] In Connecticut,
just north of New Haven
is the town of Hamden.
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[dramatic music playing]
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I had a very quiet night.
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If you go your whole shift
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without a single call
for service,
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they call it a no hitter,
just like in baseball.
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But all of a sudden,
I just see someone
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jumping up and down,
flagging me over.
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He immediately told me
there was a guy in the store
with a mask.
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[man]
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[tense music playing]
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00:15:02,400 --> 00:15:05,166
There was no other thought
beyond I know
somebody's inside.
250
00:15:05,166 --> 00:15:06,433
I know somebody's in trouble.
251
00:15:07,567 --> 00:15:09,000
[Ptl. Pfeiffer]
252
00:15:10,500 --> 00:15:12,900
[police radio]
253
00:15:14,467 --> 00:15:16,634
[Ptl. Pfeiffer]
I need to find him
before he finds me.
254
00:15:20,266 --> 00:15:22,467
As I moved
across that doorway,
255
00:15:22,467 --> 00:15:25,767
I could see the back
of the store clerk
256
00:15:25,767 --> 00:15:28,300
who had his hands
up in the air
through the window.
257
00:15:30,667 --> 00:15:33,200
At that moment,
it became very real.
258
00:15:34,367 --> 00:15:35,300
[police radio]
259
00:15:37,000 --> 00:15:38,767
[Ptl. Pfeiffer shouting]
260
00:15:38,767 --> 00:15:40,133
[gunshot]
261
00:15:43,000 --> 00:15:44,734
[gunshots]
262
00:15:45,300 --> 00:15:47,133
[tape rewinding]
263
00:15:48,100 --> 00:15:49,734
[suspenseful music playing]
264
00:15:52,300 --> 00:15:56,533
Suddenly he pops up
right in front of me.
265
00:15:56,600 --> 00:15:59,367
And I'm standing
in the middle of a doorway,
266
00:15:59,367 --> 00:16:02,133
which is exactly where
they tell you never to stand.
267
00:16:03,467 --> 00:16:04,367
[Ptl. Pfeiffer]
268
00:16:04,367 --> 00:16:05,800
[gunshot]
269
00:16:06,667 --> 00:16:08,567
I still remember seeing it
270
00:16:08,567 --> 00:16:10,233
and hearing the shot
hit the wall
271
00:16:10,300 --> 00:16:11,400
like right next to my head.
272
00:16:12,367 --> 00:16:14,333
[gunshots]
273
00:16:14,400 --> 00:16:16,734
I'm in the most danger
I've ever been in my life.
274
00:16:16,800 --> 00:16:17,934
[gunfire continues]
275
00:16:18,166 --> 00:16:19,200
[police radio]
276
00:16:22,000 --> 00:16:23,634
I knew
he was trying to kill me.
277
00:16:30,867 --> 00:16:32,467
[tense music playing]
278
00:16:32,467 --> 00:16:34,433
[Ptl. Pfeiffer]
279
00:16:34,500 --> 00:16:36,333
[police radio]
280
00:16:36,400 --> 00:16:38,133
[gunshots]
281
00:16:38,867 --> 00:16:40,400
[Ptl. Pfeiffer]
I really had nowhere to go.
282
00:16:41,500 --> 00:16:44,100
And as I'm looking left...
283
00:16:44,100 --> 00:16:46,266
I see an emergency door
burst open
284
00:16:46,266 --> 00:16:47,800
and there's the guy again.
285
00:16:48,066 --> 00:16:49,600
[gunshots]
286
00:17:04,066 --> 00:17:05,400
[siren wailing]
287
00:17:06,400 --> 00:17:07,834
[police radio]
288
00:17:08,200 --> 00:17:09,400
[Ptl. Pfeiffer]
289
00:17:10,500 --> 00:17:14,133
Officer Pfeiffer is so calm
over the radio
290
00:17:14,200 --> 00:17:15,266
that he made it sound like
291
00:17:15,266 --> 00:17:17,300
he was just on
another routine call.
292
00:17:18,066 --> 00:17:20,533
[Ptl. Pfeiffer]
293
00:17:20,600 --> 00:17:23,600
Signal 100 means
send everything you have.
294
00:17:24,000 --> 00:17:25,934
You are in extreme danger.
295
00:17:27,400 --> 00:17:29,967
And you need as much help
as you can get.
296
00:17:29,967 --> 00:17:34,133
In 12 years,
I've never heard a Signal 100
put over the radio.
297
00:17:35,400 --> 00:17:39,567
My heart immediately sank
in terms of how real
298
00:17:39,567 --> 00:17:41,934
the situation
possibly could be.
299
00:17:43,166 --> 00:17:45,000
[Ptl. Pfeiffer] I don't know
where the suspect is.
300
00:17:45,000 --> 00:17:47,300
I don't know what happened.
Like, did I shoot him?
301
00:17:49,266 --> 00:17:53,367
Every instinct you have
is to chase the rabbit and--
And get them.
302
00:17:53,367 --> 00:17:57,400
But my priority was
to make sure
that people were okay inside.
303
00:17:59,467 --> 00:18:01,300
[shouts]
304
00:18:03,767 --> 00:18:05,734
I don't get any response.
305
00:18:05,800 --> 00:18:08,200
Then immediately
you're thinking the worst.
306
00:18:08,867 --> 00:18:10,634
It was a very uneasy feeling.
307
00:18:11,166 --> 00:18:12,800
[Sgt. William May]
308
00:18:14,266 --> 00:18:15,133
[Ptl. Pfeiffer]
309
00:18:15,767 --> 00:18:17,000
[Sgt. May]
310
00:18:19,667 --> 00:18:21,400
[Ptl. Pfeiffer]
311
00:18:23,300 --> 00:18:25,400
[Sgt. May]
312
00:18:28,166 --> 00:18:29,300
[Ptl. Pfeiffer]
313
00:18:30,500 --> 00:18:32,266
[shouting]
314
00:18:40,500 --> 00:18:44,500
[narrator] Officer Pfeiffer
finds two victims hiding
inside the building.
315
00:18:45,600 --> 00:18:47,900
They are shaken but unharmed.
316
00:18:48,900 --> 00:18:50,567
It was a relief for sure,
317
00:18:50,567 --> 00:18:54,100
but at the same time
you got a guy out there
with a gun.
318
00:18:54,100 --> 00:18:55,300
He was still a threat.
319
00:18:56,667 --> 00:18:57,967
We got to find this guy.
320
00:18:57,967 --> 00:19:00,667
[siren wailing]
321
00:19:00,667 --> 00:19:05,233
[narrator] K9 handler
Sergeant Venditto arrives
to track the suspect down.
322
00:19:07,600 --> 00:19:09,467
[Lt. Jason Venditto]
You hear shots fired
come over the radio.
323
00:19:09,467 --> 00:19:11,867
It's probably your worst fear.
324
00:19:11,867 --> 00:19:13,667
The hair stands up
on the back of your neck.
325
00:19:13,667 --> 00:19:16,900
You know it's--
This is something
very serious.
326
00:19:17,600 --> 00:19:19,266
[Ptl. Pfeiffer]
327
00:19:19,266 --> 00:19:20,367
[Sgt. May]
328
00:19:20,367 --> 00:19:23,767
We were trying
to come up with
a quick game plan.
329
00:19:23,767 --> 00:19:27,266
We want to establish
a scene perimeter,
330
00:19:27,266 --> 00:19:30,834
which means we are able
to pin the suspect down.
331
00:19:30,900 --> 00:19:31,900
[dramatic music playing]
332
00:19:33,767 --> 00:19:36,634
And I've done
hundreds of tracks
in my career
333
00:19:36,700 --> 00:19:38,333
for dangerous suspects.
334
00:19:38,400 --> 00:19:39,867
But this was
a little different.
335
00:19:39,867 --> 00:19:43,767
This individual just shot
at a police officer.
336
00:19:43,767 --> 00:19:45,567
Who's to say
he wouldn't do it again.
337
00:19:48,300 --> 00:19:53,634
[Sgt. May] This was one
of the first times that,
looking back, I was scared.
338
00:19:53,700 --> 00:19:55,834
[Sgt. May]
339
00:20:01,900 --> 00:20:04,834
[Lt. Venditto]
340
00:20:04,900 --> 00:20:06,567
[Sgt. May]
341
00:20:06,567 --> 00:20:10,166
As you go through each yard,
there's so many unknowns.
342
00:20:10,166 --> 00:20:13,100
The suspect, no matter
how quiet we were,
343
00:20:13,100 --> 00:20:14,700
would always know
that we're coming.
344
00:20:15,900 --> 00:20:17,133
[fence rattling]
345
00:20:18,700 --> 00:20:20,767
He had plenty
of places to hide,
346
00:20:20,767 --> 00:20:22,667
and we had to
check every spot.
347
00:20:22,667 --> 00:20:26,133
And it gave the suspect
an opportunity
to ambush us at any moment.
348
00:20:29,100 --> 00:20:31,934
[Lt. Venditto] It was probably
the most difficult
349
00:20:32,000 --> 00:20:34,567
and stressful track
I've ever did
350
00:20:34,567 --> 00:20:36,900
in my 21 years
as a canine handler.
351
00:20:42,767 --> 00:20:47,000
Every ten feet,
we have to stop the track,
clear an area.
352
00:20:47,000 --> 00:20:49,000
Dogs get confused
when you keep stopping 'em.
353
00:20:49,000 --> 00:20:50,800
They wanna track
and find the bad guy.
354
00:20:51,700 --> 00:20:52,800
[exclaims]
355
00:20:54,000 --> 00:20:56,133
[beeping]
356
00:20:56,200 --> 00:21:00,066
[Sgt. May]
The perimeter police officers
are the eyes and ears,
357
00:21:00,066 --> 00:21:01,900
if the suspect were
to try to flee the area.
358
00:21:13,700 --> 00:21:15,400
[officer 1 over radio]
359
00:21:17,600 --> 00:21:21,000
[Sgt. May] An officer
observed somebody
fleeing across the street.
360
00:21:30,367 --> 00:21:32,367
I knew we were getting close.
361
00:21:32,367 --> 00:21:34,400
Our guard was up
even more at that moment.
362
00:21:36,200 --> 00:21:37,767
[Lt. Venditto speaking]
363
00:21:37,767 --> 00:21:38,667
[officer 1 speaking]
364
00:21:38,667 --> 00:21:41,000
[Lt. Venditto speaking]
365
00:21:41,500 --> 00:21:42,834
[officer 2 speaking]
366
00:21:42,900 --> 00:21:44,266
[indistinct yelling]
367
00:21:44,266 --> 00:21:46,333
-[Lt. Venditto speaking]
-[officer 3 speaking]
368
00:21:46,400 --> 00:21:47,367
[officer 2 speaking]
369
00:21:47,367 --> 00:21:48,834
[Lt. Venditto speaking]
370
00:21:48,900 --> 00:21:51,233
-[officer 2 speaking]
-[indistinct yelling]
371
00:21:52,266 --> 00:21:53,934
We were trying our best
372
00:21:54,000 --> 00:21:56,400
to illuminate the area
with our flashlights.
373
00:21:57,300 --> 00:21:58,967
But under
the cover of darkness,
374
00:21:58,967 --> 00:22:02,333
the suspect was
able to elude us.
375
00:22:02,400 --> 00:22:05,500
And it becomes frustrating
that we know we're very close.
376
00:22:08,266 --> 00:22:11,233
That's when I started
seeing the change
in my dog's behavior.
377
00:22:13,467 --> 00:22:15,233
His ears started going up.
378
00:22:15,300 --> 00:22:18,233
He started air sensing,
which is a clear indication
379
00:22:18,300 --> 00:22:21,400
that he was close
to who he was looking for.
380
00:22:31,467 --> 00:22:33,000
I remember saying
to the units,
381
00:22:33,000 --> 00:22:35,400
"I think we should check
the other side of this fence."
382
00:22:44,767 --> 00:22:46,033
[officer 1 speaking]
383
00:22:46,767 --> 00:22:49,400
[indistinct yelling]
384
00:22:50,500 --> 00:22:52,767
[Lt. Venditto speaking]
385
00:22:52,767 --> 00:22:55,333
-[officer yells indistinctly]
-[Lt. Venditto speaking]
386
00:22:55,400 --> 00:22:59,533
The suspect was laying
under a car on his stomach.
387
00:22:59,600 --> 00:23:01,100
-[officer] Show me your hands.
-[Lt. Venditto speaking]
388
00:23:01,100 --> 00:23:02,600
[indistinct clamoring]
389
00:23:07,467 --> 00:23:08,700
[Sgt. May speaking]
390
00:23:16,166 --> 00:23:18,834
[puppy barking]
391
00:23:18,900 --> 00:23:20,400
[Sgt. May speaking]
392
00:23:23,567 --> 00:23:25,100
[police dispatch over radio]
393
00:23:28,300 --> 00:23:31,734
[Sgt. May] It was
a tremendous relief
at that time
394
00:23:31,800 --> 00:23:35,400
to realize that we had
safely located the suspect.
395
00:23:36,467 --> 00:23:39,433
And he matched
the exact description
that was provided
396
00:23:39,500 --> 00:23:41,400
so eloquently
by Officer Pfeiffer.
397
00:23:43,800 --> 00:23:45,100
[officer 1 speaking]
398
00:23:47,000 --> 00:23:50,133
I immediately observed
that he had a fresh wound.
399
00:23:51,467 --> 00:23:54,166
[Ptl. Pfeiffer] I had no idea
I had ever shot him.
400
00:23:54,166 --> 00:23:58,033
He was shot in his torso,
also in his leg,
401
00:23:58,100 --> 00:24:00,333
and he had been
shot in the hand.
402
00:24:00,400 --> 00:24:02,433
My round actually
disabled his gun.
403
00:24:04,000 --> 00:24:07,467
Just knowing that
this thing finally had an end,
404
00:24:07,467 --> 00:24:10,200
and nobody else was hurt.
405
00:24:10,767 --> 00:24:12,800
That was...
That was huge for me.
406
00:24:15,166 --> 00:24:17,834
[narrator] The suspect
is Kawan Cole.
407
00:24:18,767 --> 00:24:21,467
He pleads guilty
to first degree robbery
408
00:24:21,467 --> 00:24:24,900
and criminal attempt
to commit assault
in the first degree,
409
00:24:26,066 --> 00:24:30,100
as well as
criminal possession
of a firearm.
410
00:24:30,100 --> 00:24:33,133
-[gunshots]
-[officer] He is sentenced
to 20 years in prison.
411
00:24:33,467 --> 00:24:34,467
[gunshot]
412
00:24:34,467 --> 00:24:36,000
[narrator]
Investigators determine
413
00:24:36,000 --> 00:24:38,900
Cole fired six shots
at Officer Pfeiffer.
414
00:24:39,066 --> 00:24:40,266
[gunshot]
415
00:24:40,266 --> 00:24:43,533
[narrator]
The officer's conduct
is ruled justified,
416
00:24:43,600 --> 00:24:46,433
and he is awarded
a commendation.
417
00:24:46,500 --> 00:24:47,567
It was a great sense of relief
418
00:24:47,567 --> 00:24:50,634
that we were able to place
the suspect in custody,
419
00:24:50,700 --> 00:24:54,166
not only just for the, uh,
threat to the community,
420
00:24:54,166 --> 00:24:56,166
but also for Officer Pfeifer,
421
00:24:56,166 --> 00:24:58,700
who displayed great heroism
that day.
422
00:25:01,467 --> 00:25:04,000
[Lt. Venditto]
It's a dangerous job,
being a police officer.
423
00:25:04,000 --> 00:25:06,000
You know something bad
could happen,
424
00:25:06,667 --> 00:25:07,834
but you don't really
think about it.
425
00:25:07,900 --> 00:25:09,834
You just go
and you do what you do.
426
00:25:11,066 --> 00:25:15,467
Knowing how close
some of his rounds came to me,
427
00:25:15,467 --> 00:25:18,367
I know I didn't win
that gunfight that day.
428
00:25:18,367 --> 00:25:20,100
I merely survived it.
429
00:25:25,467 --> 00:25:27,233
[narrator] In the heart
of Oklahoma,
430
00:25:28,266 --> 00:25:30,100
is Pottawatomie County,
431
00:25:31,367 --> 00:25:33,233
and the town of Wanette.
432
00:25:41,200 --> 00:25:42,200
[Deputy Smith] I had
been working
433
00:25:42,200 --> 00:25:44,033
for the Pottawattomie County
Sheriff's Office
434
00:25:44,100 --> 00:25:45,867
for about a year.
435
00:25:45,867 --> 00:25:48,333
I was still pretty new
to the job.
436
00:25:54,200 --> 00:25:56,133
I was traveling west,
437
00:25:56,200 --> 00:25:58,567
to get to a, kind of,
less traveled area
of our county,
438
00:25:58,567 --> 00:26:00,066
to patrol that area.
439
00:26:01,467 --> 00:26:03,667
As I'm going,
there's a T intersection
440
00:26:03,667 --> 00:26:05,300
that goes down
to the town of Wanette.
441
00:26:06,200 --> 00:26:07,734
As I'm passing
this intersection,
442
00:26:07,800 --> 00:26:10,033
this car halfway runs
the stop sign,
443
00:26:10,100 --> 00:26:11,467
stops in the middle
of the road,
444
00:26:11,467 --> 00:26:13,133
and almost hits me.
445
00:26:13,200 --> 00:26:15,467
[police siren blaring]
446
00:26:15,467 --> 00:26:18,400
I realize that,
"Hey, this person's
trying to get away from me."
447
00:26:20,667 --> 00:26:23,567
[narrator] Deputy Smith
chases the car
off the highway,
448
00:26:23,567 --> 00:26:25,000
onto a dirt road.
449
00:26:27,467 --> 00:26:29,400
I have never been
in a car chase before.
450
00:26:30,266 --> 00:26:32,634
He starts
kicking up a lot of dust.
451
00:26:32,700 --> 00:26:35,567
I couldn't see much more
than a couple of feet
in front of my truck.
452
00:26:35,567 --> 00:26:37,333
-[siren blaring]
-[Deputy Smith over radio]
453
00:26:47,567 --> 00:26:49,166
The dirt road is very narrow,
454
00:26:49,166 --> 00:26:51,834
and I know that he's seen me,
and he knows I'm behind him.
455
00:26:56,967 --> 00:26:59,367
I'm slowing down,
and I pop my seatbelt off,
456
00:26:59,367 --> 00:27:01,600
to get ready to get out
and chase him.
457
00:27:09,100 --> 00:27:10,233
Stop!
458
00:27:27,367 --> 00:27:29,133
This road ends in a dead end.
459
00:27:30,000 --> 00:27:32,767
I'm full anticipating
that he's gonna continue on
460
00:27:32,767 --> 00:27:35,133
until he hits the wood line,
and then run.
461
00:27:36,467 --> 00:27:38,867
But as I'm approaching
the blind turn,
462
00:27:38,867 --> 00:27:41,133
I see his car coming around.
463
00:27:42,300 --> 00:27:43,900
It's like time slowed down.
464
00:27:45,200 --> 00:27:47,033
And then as soon as we hit,
465
00:27:47,100 --> 00:27:49,233
it's like
time snapped back forward.
466
00:27:49,567 --> 00:27:51,133
Argh! [bleep]
467
00:27:52,667 --> 00:27:54,533
And I was back
in the moment again.
468
00:28:02,467 --> 00:28:06,033
Going through my head is
"Wow, I just got
hit by a car,
469
00:28:06,600 --> 00:28:07,867
"but I'm still
chasing somebody.
470
00:28:07,867 --> 00:28:09,367
"I need to get up."
471
00:28:10,100 --> 00:28:13,133
I don't know why this person's
trying to get away so bad...
472
00:28:14,567 --> 00:28:17,233
...to the point
that he's ended up
hitting a cop.
473
00:28:20,767 --> 00:28:22,166
He could just be drunk,
474
00:28:22,166 --> 00:28:24,333
trying to get away
from going to jail for that.
475
00:28:24,400 --> 00:28:26,333
Or he could have
just murdered somebody.
476
00:28:45,166 --> 00:28:47,667
[narrator] Dispatch alerts
Lt. Strand.
477
00:28:47,667 --> 00:28:50,000
[Deputy Smith panting]
478
00:28:50,000 --> 00:28:53,967
[Lt. Strand] My
number one concern was,
"Is Deputy Smith okay?"
479
00:28:53,967 --> 00:28:57,800
Then the next concern
was trying to get our suspect
in custody.
480
00:29:00,300 --> 00:29:01,934
[Deputy Smith]
As I take off after him,
481
00:29:02,000 --> 00:29:03,734
it's really just
an automatic process.
482
00:29:04,667 --> 00:29:06,734
It was kind of like
I was on autopilot.
483
00:29:08,000 --> 00:29:11,467
It took me a second
to process,
as I checked myself,
484
00:29:11,467 --> 00:29:15,033
making sure I don't have
any glass or anything
sticking out of me.
485
00:29:16,700 --> 00:29:19,066
He's running down an easement
486
00:29:19,066 --> 00:29:22,500
that has a creek
that runs through
the bottom of it.
487
00:29:23,767 --> 00:29:27,233
That creek
runs into a major river
that we have in the area.
488
00:29:28,700 --> 00:29:30,467
I know he went
one of two ways,
489
00:29:30,467 --> 00:29:32,333
but I didn't know
which way, for sure.
490
00:29:47,166 --> 00:29:49,000
[Lt. Strand] Uh,
if you're by yourself,
491
00:29:49,000 --> 00:29:51,000
if someone runs
to a wooded area,
492
00:29:51,000 --> 00:29:52,634
you don't run after them.
493
00:29:52,700 --> 00:29:55,767
That suspect has the advantage
to stop and hide.
494
00:29:55,767 --> 00:29:57,734
And if you're still trying
to chase after him
495
00:29:57,800 --> 00:29:59,834
and run past him,
and don't see him,
496
00:29:59,900 --> 00:30:01,500
it's an officer safety issue.
497
00:30:02,266 --> 00:30:03,133
[Deputy Smith speaking]
498
00:30:05,700 --> 00:30:07,133
[Lt. Strand over radio]
499
00:30:08,200 --> 00:30:09,634
[Deputy Smith speaking]
500
00:30:13,166 --> 00:30:14,133
[exclaims in frustration]
501
00:30:14,767 --> 00:30:15,967
I'm feeling really frustrated
502
00:30:15,967 --> 00:30:18,300
because, at the moment,
he's gotten away.
503
00:30:23,266 --> 00:30:24,567
[Lt. Strand speaking]
504
00:30:24,567 --> 00:30:26,000
[Deputy Smith speaking]
505
00:30:38,567 --> 00:30:40,734
I head back to my truck.
506
00:30:40,800 --> 00:30:44,667
Some officers
from a neighboring town
had arrived,
507
00:30:44,667 --> 00:30:48,000
and they come up
and they start
to check me out.
508
00:30:48,000 --> 00:30:50,100
-[officer 1 speaking]
-[Deputy Smith speaking]
509
00:30:51,767 --> 00:30:53,700
-[officer 1 speaking]
-[Deputy Smith speaking]
510
00:30:55,000 --> 00:30:57,000
-[officer 1 speaking]
-[Deputy Smith speaking]
511
00:30:57,500 --> 00:30:59,233
I start to search the vehicle
512
00:30:59,300 --> 00:31:01,300
of, uh, the person
I was chasing.
513
00:31:01,767 --> 00:31:03,934
Inside, I find an ID,
514
00:31:04,000 --> 00:31:06,033
and the picture
of the person there
515
00:31:06,100 --> 00:31:10,634
was, uh, a white male
that had a little bit
of facial hair,
516
00:31:10,700 --> 00:31:13,467
which, in the quick moment
I saw the suspect,
517
00:31:13,467 --> 00:31:15,133
it looked similar to him.
518
00:31:17,767 --> 00:31:20,934
On that ID
is the name Johnnie Byrd.
519
00:31:23,767 --> 00:31:28,333
[narrator] Officers set up
a two-mile perimeter
aiming to trap the suspect.
520
00:31:29,567 --> 00:31:32,934
[Deputy Smith]
We're coordinating with
a lot of different agencies
521
00:31:33,000 --> 00:31:35,533
who ended up coming out
and volunteering their help.
522
00:31:44,166 --> 00:31:47,000
[Deputy Neidel]
When I arrive to the area,
I'm right off of a highway,
523
00:31:47,000 --> 00:31:50,133
that's... The highway
actually turns into a bridge,
524
00:31:50,200 --> 00:31:51,800
where there's a river
underneath us.
525
00:31:53,200 --> 00:31:54,433
[officer speaking over radio]
526
00:31:57,066 --> 00:31:58,433
[Deputy Smith speaking]
527
00:32:03,300 --> 00:32:05,500
[Lt. Brand] One person can
watch that entire area.
528
00:32:06,467 --> 00:32:08,233
You know, let's...
Let's lock this down.
529
00:32:12,867 --> 00:32:16,200
[narrator] As the canine team
begins searching
the woods...
530
00:32:16,500 --> 00:32:18,066
[officer speaking]
531
00:32:18,066 --> 00:32:20,133
[narrator] ...an urgent update
comes in.
532
00:32:20,700 --> 00:32:21,367
[officer speaking]
533
00:32:23,600 --> 00:32:25,367
[police dispatch over radio]
534
00:32:38,800 --> 00:32:41,767
[Deputy Smith] That homeowner
said that somebody
had come up to his house
535
00:32:41,767 --> 00:32:45,333
who was kind of cut up
from running
through the brush,
536
00:32:45,400 --> 00:32:47,900
and asked for a ride
back to the town
of Wanette.
537
00:32:48,266 --> 00:32:49,500
[officer speaking]
538
00:32:51,800 --> 00:32:53,300
[police dispatch over radio]
539
00:32:54,567 --> 00:32:56,266
We're thinking
this is the person.
540
00:32:56,266 --> 00:32:57,834
He just ran out of the woods,
541
00:32:57,900 --> 00:32:59,300
that we were just
chasing him in.
542
00:32:59,600 --> 00:33:00,934
[officer over radio]
543
00:33:05,900 --> 00:33:07,266
[officer speaking]
544
00:33:08,667 --> 00:33:11,233
[narrator] The manhunt
in the woods is called off.
545
00:33:13,367 --> 00:33:16,000
Dispatch then receives
another call.
546
00:33:18,800 --> 00:33:21,100
[Lt. Strand] 911 received
a phone call
547
00:33:21,100 --> 00:33:23,934
of an individual
wanting to report
their vehicle stolen,
548
00:33:24,000 --> 00:33:26,266
and the vehicle that they're
wanting to report stolen
549
00:33:26,266 --> 00:33:29,233
was the vehicle
that hit Deputy Smith head on.
550
00:33:32,867 --> 00:33:34,734
I had looked
at the call details.
551
00:33:34,800 --> 00:33:37,900
The female that was calling
was Mr. Byrd's wife.
552
00:33:41,467 --> 00:33:42,734
What... What's going on?
553
00:33:44,900 --> 00:33:46,834
[narrator] Dispatch
sends patrol units
554
00:33:46,900 --> 00:33:49,133
to the suspect's
drop off location.
555
00:33:51,300 --> 00:33:54,133
We find the house
and we set up a perimeter.
556
00:33:56,967 --> 00:33:59,400
Was he gonna
try to run again?
557
00:34:08,667 --> 00:34:10,333
[Deputy Smith speaking]
558
00:34:14,567 --> 00:34:17,367
[Deputy Smith] One of
the deputies who is
at the rear of the house
559
00:34:17,367 --> 00:34:19,333
saw people in the backyard.
560
00:34:21,000 --> 00:34:21,900
[deputy speaking]
561
00:34:24,367 --> 00:34:25,734
[officer speaking]
562
00:34:26,667 --> 00:34:29,767
You can smell the charcoal
burning from the barbecue,
563
00:34:29,767 --> 00:34:32,400
and you can hear people
talking in the backyard.
564
00:34:33,367 --> 00:34:34,233
[deputy speaking]
565
00:34:34,467 --> 00:34:35,567
[woman speaking]
566
00:34:35,567 --> 00:34:37,367
[deputy speaking]
567
00:34:37,367 --> 00:34:38,667
-[woman speaking]
-[deputy speaking]
568
00:34:38,667 --> 00:34:40,166
[woman speaking]
569
00:34:40,166 --> 00:34:41,233
[deputy speaking]
570
00:34:42,066 --> 00:34:43,233
[woman speaking]
571
00:34:44,467 --> 00:34:45,533
[deputy speaking]
572
00:34:45,600 --> 00:34:46,934
[woman speaking]
573
00:34:47,667 --> 00:34:51,266
[narrator] Byrd's wife,
Cassie, is the 911 caller
574
00:34:51,266 --> 00:34:53,634
who reported their car stolen.
575
00:34:53,700 --> 00:34:56,500
And she's not alone.
576
00:34:57,367 --> 00:34:58,667
[Deputy Neidel speaking]
577
00:34:58,667 --> 00:35:00,066
-[man speaking]
-[Deputy Neidel speaking]
578
00:35:00,066 --> 00:35:02,000
-[Johnnie speaking]
-[Deputy Neidel speaking]
579
00:35:02,000 --> 00:35:02,867
[Johnnie speaking]
580
00:35:02,867 --> 00:35:04,700
[indistinct chatter
over police radio]
581
00:35:07,800 --> 00:35:11,600
The residence that
we found him at
was, like, his in-laws.
582
00:35:12,066 --> 00:35:13,066
[Deputy Neidel speaking]
583
00:35:14,800 --> 00:35:16,400
-[Johnnie speaking]
-[Deputy Neidel speaking]
584
00:35:19,066 --> 00:35:21,433
-[Johnnie speaking]
-[Deputy Neidel speaking]
585
00:35:21,967 --> 00:35:23,233
[Johnnie speaking]
586
00:35:25,066 --> 00:35:26,900
-[Deputy Neidel speaking]
-[Johnnie speaking]
587
00:35:30,367 --> 00:35:32,667
-[officer speaking]
-[Johnnie speaking]
588
00:35:32,667 --> 00:35:33,800
[officer speaking]
589
00:35:46,200 --> 00:35:47,634
[Johnnie speaking]
590
00:35:48,900 --> 00:35:50,600
-[officer speaking]
-[Johnnie speaking]
591
00:35:55,667 --> 00:35:57,066
[Deputy Smith] The person
I was chasing,
592
00:35:57,066 --> 00:36:00,767
he was wearing
a red cut off shirt
and then basketball shorts.
593
00:36:00,767 --> 00:36:01,867
And then,
as I looked at Johnnie,
594
00:36:01,867 --> 00:36:04,934
I saw that he was wearing
long pants and a T-shirt.
595
00:36:11,800 --> 00:36:13,266
So, as I'm looking at Johnnie,
596
00:36:13,266 --> 00:36:17,533
I can't 100% say this was
the person in the vehicle.
597
00:36:17,600 --> 00:36:21,467
I had only seen his face
for maybe one or
two seconds.
598
00:36:21,467 --> 00:36:24,533
What I do notice about him
is he had been
recently shaven,
599
00:36:24,600 --> 00:36:27,133
and had a a very
noticeable tan line
600
00:36:27,200 --> 00:36:29,200
from where
his facial hair was.
601
00:36:30,900 --> 00:36:34,066
I knew
the person I was chasing
did have a beard.
602
00:36:34,066 --> 00:36:34,867
[Deputy Neidel speaking]
603
00:36:34,867 --> 00:36:36,233
[Johnnie speaking]
604
00:36:42,400 --> 00:36:43,500
[officer speaking]
605
00:36:46,467 --> 00:36:47,333
[Johnnie speaking]
606
00:36:48,066 --> 00:36:49,533
[officer speaking]
607
00:36:49,600 --> 00:36:52,000
[Lt. Strand] He's denying
everything that...
608
00:36:52,000 --> 00:36:55,033
He wasn't in the vehicle.
He had no involvement in it.
609
00:36:59,467 --> 00:37:01,667
[narrator] Police
interview family members
610
00:37:01,667 --> 00:37:04,734
who Byrd claims
he spent the entire day with.
611
00:37:06,100 --> 00:37:07,133
[officer speaking]
612
00:37:10,200 --> 00:37:11,834
[woman speaking]
613
00:37:16,100 --> 00:37:17,367
[Lt. Strand] It's one of
their loved ones.
614
00:37:17,367 --> 00:37:21,166
A lot of people have
a lot of loyalty to family.
615
00:37:21,166 --> 00:37:22,634
It definitely
gets frustrating.
616
00:37:23,867 --> 00:37:24,867
[Johnnie speaking]
617
00:37:26,266 --> 00:37:29,266
[narrator] Johnnie Byrd
sticks to his story.
618
00:37:29,266 --> 00:37:32,400
But Deputy Smith is starting
to make connections.
619
00:37:33,867 --> 00:37:35,533
[Deputy Smith] So,
as I'm looking
at Johnnie Byrd,
620
00:37:35,600 --> 00:37:38,533
I also see that
he has tattoos
in the same spot,
621
00:37:38,600 --> 00:37:41,800
as the person
I've been chasing
after the collision.
622
00:37:44,000 --> 00:37:47,100
-[officer speaking]
-[Johnnie speaking]
623
00:37:47,100 --> 00:37:51,367
Also, I noticed on his legs,
they were all cut up,
624
00:37:51,367 --> 00:37:53,066
as if somebody is
running through brush.
625
00:37:53,066 --> 00:37:56,600
His legs looked
just like ours,
cut up from all the briars.
626
00:37:58,400 --> 00:37:59,533
[Johnnie speaking]
627
00:38:04,100 --> 00:38:06,133
[Deputy Neidel]
What sticks with me is
628
00:38:06,200 --> 00:38:09,600
just old-fashioned
not everything
is what it seems.
629
00:38:10,100 --> 00:38:11,233
He's lying.
630
00:38:13,100 --> 00:38:15,266
[Deputy Smith speaking]
631
00:38:15,266 --> 00:38:18,166
I noticed that he kept
glancing over at me,
continually,
632
00:38:18,166 --> 00:38:19,867
as he's getting questioned,
633
00:38:19,867 --> 00:38:21,667
which made me believe that
634
00:38:21,667 --> 00:38:25,000
he's nervous that I'm going to
completely recognize him,
635
00:38:25,000 --> 00:38:26,700
and he's gonna go to jail.
636
00:38:35,767 --> 00:38:37,367
[Deputy Smith]
We're looking back at
637
00:38:37,367 --> 00:38:39,166
all the things he's done
to try to deceive us,
638
00:38:39,166 --> 00:38:43,166
from changing his clothes
to even shaving his beard.
639
00:38:43,166 --> 00:38:45,066
His legs are cut up.
The tattoos.
640
00:38:45,066 --> 00:38:47,567
It's making me become
more and more confident
641
00:38:47,567 --> 00:38:49,300
that this is the guy
I'm chasing.
642
00:38:50,166 --> 00:38:52,567
[narrator] But
without ironclad ID,
643
00:38:52,567 --> 00:38:54,800
officers can't arrest Byrd.
644
00:38:57,367 --> 00:38:58,266
[officer speaking]
645
00:38:58,266 --> 00:38:59,800
-[Johnnie speaking]
-[officer speaking]
646
00:39:01,367 --> 00:39:02,767
[narrator] But
there is one person
647
00:39:02,767 --> 00:39:04,900
who can help
solve this mystery.
648
00:39:05,767 --> 00:39:07,567
The homeowner who reported
649
00:39:07,567 --> 00:39:09,900
driving the suspect
into Wanette,
650
00:39:11,867 --> 00:39:13,934
[Lt. Strand] We sent someone
to the house of the witness
651
00:39:14,000 --> 00:39:15,734
just to verify
all the information.
652
00:39:15,800 --> 00:39:16,734
[officer speaking]
653
00:39:19,567 --> 00:39:20,500
[man speaking]
654
00:39:23,367 --> 00:39:24,700
[officer speaking]
655
00:39:26,500 --> 00:39:27,934
[man speaking]
656
00:39:28,000 --> 00:39:30,600
-[officer speaking]
-[man speaking]
657
00:39:31,400 --> 00:39:33,066
[Lt. Brand] The witness
had told us that
658
00:39:33,066 --> 00:39:36,000
the suspect had asked
to use his phone
to make a phone call,
659
00:39:36,000 --> 00:39:40,100
and then he deleted the number
from the recent call history.
660
00:39:41,867 --> 00:39:43,767
And so, while we were
on scene at the house
661
00:39:43,767 --> 00:39:46,767
with his wife's phone,
we were able to identify
662
00:39:46,767 --> 00:39:50,634
our person that
gave him ride's phone number
on her call history.
663
00:39:51,300 --> 00:39:52,700
We're 100% there.
664
00:39:55,100 --> 00:39:56,233
He's going to jail.
665
00:39:57,066 --> 00:39:58,767
[Johnnie speaking]
666
00:39:58,767 --> 00:40:02,000
He still denied
that it was him
that was involved.
667
00:40:02,367 --> 00:40:03,533
[Johnnie speaking]
668
00:40:07,400 --> 00:40:09,000
[narrator] Johnnie Levi Byrd
669
00:40:09,000 --> 00:40:11,367
is charged
with multiple offenses,
670
00:40:11,367 --> 00:40:16,433
including driving without
a valid driver's license,
671
00:40:16,500 --> 00:40:20,433
and endangering others
while attempting to
elude a police officer.
672
00:40:22,166 --> 00:40:24,433
The case
remains unadjudicated.
673
00:40:26,000 --> 00:40:28,266
[Deputy Smith] Argh! [bleep]
674
00:40:28,266 --> 00:40:31,133
[Lt. Strand] We've never had
a deputy hit head on like that
675
00:40:31,200 --> 00:40:33,667
since I've been here,
and I've been here
for about ten years.
676
00:40:33,667 --> 00:40:34,934
-[police siren blaring]
-[Deputy Smith speaking]
677
00:40:37,667 --> 00:40:40,767
Looking at the lengths
he was willing to go to
to get away
678
00:40:40,767 --> 00:40:43,100
was crazy to think about.
679
00:40:43,100 --> 00:40:46,166
Show me your hands!
Stop running!
680
00:40:46,166 --> 00:40:49,166
[Lt. Strand] We still
are not 100% sure
as to why he ran,
681
00:40:49,166 --> 00:40:51,834
besides the fact that
he had a suspended license.
682
00:40:53,100 --> 00:40:54,266
[Deputy Smith]
You get that sigh of relief
683
00:40:54,266 --> 00:40:56,634
because you've
got the bad guy.
684
00:40:56,700 --> 00:41:00,533
Which... Obviously,
people become cops
to help the public.
685
00:41:00,600 --> 00:41:02,000
But there's always
that little element
686
00:41:02,000 --> 00:41:05,934
of getting to do
the cool stuff
you get to see on TV.
687
00:41:10,567 --> 00:41:13,266
♪♪
688
00:41:13,266 --> 00:41:14,600
Narrator: In Texas...
689
00:41:16,467 --> 00:41:18,867
...and I'm looking...
she did get shot.
690
00:41:18,867 --> 00:41:21,233
Narrator:
And in Washington State...
691
00:41:24,867 --> 00:41:26,533
Man: If he carries on this way
he's going to kill somebody.
692
00:41:26,600 --> 00:41:28,367
♪♪